Is MCIDAS p.Arg247= (c.739C>A) pathogenic?

MCIDAS p.Arg247= (c.739C>A) is classified Likely benign in MCIDAS (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2020-12-11). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0345%, mid); Associated with primary ciliary dyskinesia.

What condition is associated with MCIDAS p.Arg247= (c.739C>A)?

MCIDAS p.Arg247= (c.739C>A) is associated with primary ciliary dyskinesia (ClinVar).

How common is MCIDAS p.Arg247= (c.739C>A) in the general population?

MCIDAS p.Arg247= (c.739C>A) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0345%, mid) (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.Arg247=

c.739C>A · rs199825346 · VCV1636575

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0345%, mid)

Conditions

primary ciliary dyskinesia

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 3	GERP -1.4, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	11.64	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0345% Middle Eastern · 2/5,794 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00607% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00251%

Overall 0.000327% 5/1,530,124 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 4/1,377,938 · genomes 1/152,186 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0345%	2,897
European (non-Finnish)	0.000263%	380,794

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.Arg247=
Coding: c.739C>A
MANE Select: NM_001190787
dbSNP: rs199825346
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr5:55220785 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.989 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 61.68 · 1 PDB
Residue 247: the 'necessary and sufficient for proper nuclear localization' region; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in cild42; reduced number of cilia and basal bodies)

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)

Similar variants

MCIDAS p.Arg247Trp Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
MCIDAS p.Arg247Gln Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
MCIDAS p.Leu335Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MCIDAS p.Ala228Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
MCIDAS p.Ala362Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
MCIDAS p.Ala93Pro Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
MCIDAS p.Arg285Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
MCIDAS p.Asp141Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition

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-arg247 (accessed [today's date]).

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