Is OFD1 p.Ser977= (c.2931C>T) pathogenic?

OFD1 p.Ser977= (c.2931C>T) is classified Likely benign in OFD1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-12-02). Very rare (popmax 0.00217%, amr); Associated with Joubert syndrome.

What condition is associated with OFD1 p.Ser977= (c.2931C>T)?

OFD1 p.Ser977= (c.2931C>T) is associated with Joubert syndrome, orofaciodigital syndrome I (ClinVar).

How common is OFD1 p.Ser977= (c.2931C>T) in the general population?

OFD1 p.Ser977= (c.2931C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00217%, amr) (gnomAD).

OFD1 p.Ser977=

c.2931C>T · rs1555908984 · VCV463456

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00217%, amr)

Conditions

Joubert 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 -0.32	GERP 3.2, phastCons 0.01
Overall
CADD	0.612	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00217% Admixed American · 1/46,023 alleles

Overall 8.28e-05% 1/1,207,232 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,093,715 · genomes 0/113,517 · 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: OFD1
Protein: p.Ser977=
Coding: c.2931C>T
MANE Select: NM_003611
dbSNP: rs1555908984
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:13768720 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 68.41
Residue 977: the 'mediates the interaction with sdccag8' region; the 'disordered' region

Full OFD1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

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

Also linked: orofaciodigital syndrome I

Similar variants

OFD1 c.1411+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
OFD1 c.2600-1G>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
OFD1 p.Arg367Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
OFD1 p.Arg41Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
OFD1 p.Arg890Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
OFD1 p.Arg909Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
OFD1 p.Tyr87Cys Pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
OFD1 c.2388-3T>C 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/ofd1-p-ser977 (accessed [today's date]).

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