Is OCA2 p.Val327Ala (c.980T>C) pathogenic?

OCA2 p.Val327Ala (c.980T>C) is classified Uncertain significance in OCA2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-01-03). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.088); Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0223%, eas); Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

What condition is associated with OCA2 p.Val327Ala (c.980T>C)?

OCA2 p.Val327Ala (c.980T>C) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases (ClinVar).

How common is OCA2 p.Val327Ala (c.980T>C) in the general population?

OCA2 p.Val327Ala (c.980T>C) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0223%, eas) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about OCA2 p.Val327Ala (c.980T>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.088) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

OCA2 p.Val327Ala

c.980T>C · rs780219028 · VCV3203920

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.088 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0223%, eas)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.088	likely benign
REVEL	0.246	benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -7.76	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 3.4	GERP -0.66, phastCons 0.02
Regional constraint	o/e 0.98	unconstrained · MANE · 326 kb · p 0.41 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	14.3	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

Grpmax group 0.0223% East Asian · 10/44,866 alleles

Filtering AF 0.012% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00917%

Overall 0.000682% 11/1,614,044 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 11/1,461,862 · genomes 0/152,182 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.0223%	4,487
European (non-Finnish)	8.47e-05%	1,180,011

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: OCA2
Protein: p.Val327Ala
Coding: c.980T>C
MANE Select: NM_000275
dbSNP: rs780219028
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr15:28014840 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.869 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 73.79

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

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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/oca2-p-val327ala (accessed [today's date]).

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