Is OCA2 p.Arg76Lys (c.227G>A) pathogenic?

OCA2 p.Arg76Lys (c.227G>A) is classified Uncertain significance in OCA2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-07-06). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.1112); Absent from gnomAD v4.1.

How common is OCA2 p.Arg76Lys (c.227G>A) in the general population?

OCA2 p.Arg76Lys (c.227G>A) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about OCA2 p.Arg76Lys (c.227G>A)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.1112) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

OCA2 p.Arg76Lys

c.227G>A · rs1367553457 · VCV2014333

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.1112 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

0/2 damaging

AlphaMissense, SaProt · REVEL indeterminate

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.1112	likely benign
REVEL	0.401	indeterminate
SaProt	LLR -7.03	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense and SaProt both call this tolerated; REVEL is indeterminate.
Splicing
SpliceAI	Δ0.58	donor loss at this position · masked 0 · deltas
Pangolin	Δ0.58	loss · gain 0.01 · agrees with SpliceAI · independent
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 6.8	phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.98	unconstrained · MANE · 326 kb · p 0.41 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	25.5	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean tolerated — a triage signal, not a reclassification

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.Arg76Lys
Coding: c.227G>A
MANE Select: NM_000275
dbSNP: rs1367553457
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr15:28081648 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.869 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 73.79
Residue 76: the 'disordered' region

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

Similar variants

OCA2 p.Arg76Trp Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
OCA2 c.1044+1G>T Pathogenic ★★ same type
OCA2 c.1044+2T>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same type
OCA2 c.1045-15T>G Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same type
OCA2 c.1116+2T>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same type
OCA2 c.1182+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same type
OCA2 c.1239+2T>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same type
OCA2 c.1365-1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same type

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-arg76lys (accessed [today's date]).

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