Is OCA2 p.Ala481Val (c.1442C>T) pathogenic?

OCA2 p.Ala481Val (c.1442C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in OCA2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-12-01). AlphaMissense: ambiguous (0.5129); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

What condition is associated with OCA2 p.Ala481Val (c.1442C>T)?

OCA2 p.Ala481Val (c.1442C>T) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases (ClinVar).

How common is OCA2 p.Ala481Val (c.1442C>T) in the general population?

OCA2 p.Ala481Val (c.1442C>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about OCA2 p.Ala481Val (c.1442C>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts ambiguous (score 0.5129) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

OCA2 p.Ala481Val

c.1442C>T · rs2548339142 · VCV2330299

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

ambiguous

0.5129 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

2/2 damaging

REVEL, SaProt · AlphaMissense indeterminate

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.5129	ambiguous
REVEL	0.715	pathogenic-leaning
SaProt	LLR -12.12	damaging
⇒ REVEL and SaProt both call this damaging; AlphaMissense is indeterminate.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 12	GERP 1.6, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.98	unconstrained · MANE · 326 kb · p 0.41 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	29.5	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: OCA2
Protein: p.Ala481Val
Coding: c.1442C>T
MANE Select: NM_000275
dbSNP: rs2548339142
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr15:27983406 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.869 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 73.79
Residue 481: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in oca2)

Full OCA2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Inborn genetic diseases — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

OCA2 p.Ala481Thr Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
OCA2 p.Ala481= Likely benign ★ same residue
OCA2 p.Ala334Thr Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
OCA2 p.Gly775Arg Pathogenic ★★ same condition
OCA2 p.Ala185Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
OCA2 p.Ala339Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
OCA2 p.Ala343Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
OCA2 p.Ala433Thr 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/oca2-p-ala481val (accessed [today's date]).

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