Is OAT p.Cys150Ter (c.450T>A) pathogenic?

OAT p.Cys150Ter (c.450T>A) is classified Likely pathogenic in OAT (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-11-19). Very rare (popmax 0.000339%, nfe); Associated with ornithine aminotransferase deficiency.

What condition is associated with OAT p.Cys150Ter (c.450T>A)?

OAT p.Cys150Ter (c.450T>A) is associated with ornithine aminotransferase deficiency (ClinVar).

How common is OAT p.Cys150Ter (c.450T>A) in the general population?

OAT p.Cys150Ter (c.450T>A) is very rare (popmax 0.000339%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is Gyrate atrophy of choroid and retina inherited?

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

OAT p.Cys150Ter

c.450T>A · rs1273610101 · VCV3239991

Likely pathogenic Single submitter

Classification

Likely pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

Consequence

nonsense (stop-gain)

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000339%, nfe)

Conditions

ornithine aminotransferase deficiency

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Consequence	nonsense (stop-gain)	predicted loss-of-function
NMD	predicted	premature termination codon in exon 4 of 10
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 2	GERP -2.3, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	35.0	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Predicted loss-of-function is descriptive, not an applied PVS1 code.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000339% European (non-Finnish) · 4/1,179,830 alleles

Filtering AF 7.9e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 5.4e-05%

Overall 0.000248% 4/1,613,194 alleles · very rare exomes 4/1,460,978 · genomes 0/152,216 · joint denominator

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: OAT
Protein: p.Cys150Ter
Coding: c.450T>A
MANE Select: NM_000274
dbSNP: rs1273610101
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr10:124408612 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.968 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 94.29 · 35 PDB
Residue 150: an α-helix

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

Disease context

ornithine aminotransferase deficiency — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Gyrate atrophy of choroid and retina (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Childhood
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Finland)

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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/oat-p-cys150ter (accessed [today's date]).

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