Is MCIDAS p.Ala70= (c.210G>A) pathogenic?

MCIDAS p.Ala70= (c.210G>A) is classified Likely benign in MCIDAS (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-08). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0259%, nfe); Associated with primary ciliary dyskinesia.

What condition is associated with MCIDAS p.Ala70= (c.210G>A)?

MCIDAS p.Ala70= (c.210G>A) is associated with primary ciliary dyskinesia (ClinVar).

How common is MCIDAS p.Ala70= (c.210G>A) in the general population?

MCIDAS p.Ala70= (c.210G>A) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0259%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is Primary ciliary dyskinesia inherited?

Typically Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

MCIDAS p.Ala70=

c.210G>A · rs775778104 · VCV1132723

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0259%, nfe)

Conditions

primary ciliary dyskinesia

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -0.15	GERP 0.82
Overall
CADD	8.956	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0259% European (non-Finnish) · 279/1,077,940 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0234% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0224%

Overall 0.0209% 290/1,388,938 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 253/1,236,620 · genomes 37/152,318 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
European (non-Finnish)grpmax	0.0259%	3,864
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0112%	8,897
African / African-American	0.00762%	13,132

Rarity supports pathogenicity (ACMG PM2); frequency above a disease-specific BA1/BS1 threshold argues against it. A variant frequent in one ancestry group can be near-absent in others, so a single global figure can mislead.

Variant & gene context

Gene: MCIDAS
Protein: p.Ala70=
Coding: c.210G>A
MANE Select: NM_001190787
dbSNP: rs775778104
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr5:55226842 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.989 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 61.68 · 1 PDB
Residue 70: the 'necessary and sufficient for its degradation during the cell cycle' region

Full MCIDAS gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

primary ciliary dyskinesia — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Primary ciliary dyskinesia (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive
Onset: Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-5 / 10 000 (Pakistan)

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Built on 18 open, versioned datasets — ClinVar, gnomAD, AlphaMissense, REVEL, ClinGen & more — plus Sugi Variant's own cross-source analysis. Source data 2026-01–2026-10, ClinVar 2026-10. Full sources & versions →

Cite Sugi Variant

Gür T. Sugi Variant: A Deterministic Per-Variant Germline Reference from a Knowledge Graph for Humans and AI Agents. 2026. doi:10.5281/zenodo.21509445. This variant: https://sugi.bio/variant/mcidas-p-ala70 (accessed [today's date]).

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