Is MKKS p.Phe88= (c.264C>T) pathogenic?

MKKS p.Phe88= (c.264C>T) is classified Likely benign in MKKS (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-05-21). Very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr); Associated with Bardet-Biedl syndrome.

What condition is associated with MKKS p.Phe88= (c.264C>T)?

MKKS p.Phe88= (c.264C>T) is associated with Bardet-Biedl syndrome, McKusick-Kaufman syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is MKKS p.Phe88= (c.264C>T) in the general population?

MKKS p.Phe88= (c.264C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr) (gnomAD).

How is Bardet-Biedl syndrome inherited?

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

MKKS p.Phe88=

c.264C>T · VCV4784007

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr)

Conditions

Bardet-Biedl syndrome

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 4.4	GERP 0.3, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	8.755	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00167% Admixed American · 1/60,024 alleles

Overall 6.84e-05% 1/1,461,884 alleles · very rare

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: MKKS
Protein: p.Phe88=
Coding: c.264C>T
MANE Select: NM_170784
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr20:10413251 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.112 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 89.05
Residue 88: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in bbs6)

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

Disease context

Bardet-Biedl syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: McKusick-Kaufman syndrome

For Bardet-Biedl syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive, Oligogenic
Onset: Antenatal, Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Specific population)

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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/mkks-p-phe88 (accessed [today's date]).

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