Is OPA3 p.Arg160Pro (c.479G>C) pathogenic?

OPA3 p.Arg160Pro (c.479G>C) is classified Uncertain significance in OPA3 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-05-26). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.329); Very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr); Associated with 3-methylglutaconic aciduria type 3.

What condition is associated with OPA3 p.Arg160Pro (c.479G>C)?

OPA3 p.Arg160Pro (c.479G>C) is associated with 3-methylglutaconic aciduria type 3, optic atrophy 3 (ClinVar).

How common is OPA3 p.Arg160Pro (c.479G>C) in the general population?

OPA3 p.Arg160Pro (c.479G>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is 3-methylglutaconic aciduria type 3 inherited?

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

What do computational predictors say about OPA3 p.Arg160Pro (c.479G>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.329) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

OPA3 p.Arg160Pro

c.479G>C · VCV4791186

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.329 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr)

Missense predictors

1/2 damaging

AlphaMissense, SaProt · REVEL indeterminate

Conditions

3-methylglutaconic aciduria type 3

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.329	likely benign
REVEL	0.487	indeterminate
SaProt	LLR -15.64	damaging
⇒ SaProt calls this damaging; AlphaMissense does not; REVEL is indeterminate.
Splicing
SpliceAI	Δ0.20	donor loss · deltas
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 2.6	GERP -2.8, phastCons 0.94
Regional constraint	o/e 0.92	unconstrained · MANE · 31 kb · p 0.19 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	22.7	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

Grpmax group 0.00133% African / African-American · 1/75,062 alleles

Overall 6.2e-05% 1/1,612,940 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,460,604 · genomes 0/152,336 · 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: OPA3
Protein: p.Arg160Pro
Coding: c.479G>C
MANE Select: NM_025136
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:45553575 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.92 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 83.13

Full OPA3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

3-methylglutaconic aciduria type 3 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: optic atrophy 3

For 3-methylglutaconic aciduria type 3 (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Childhood

Similar variants

OPA3 p.Arg160Cys Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
OPA3 p.Arg160= Likely benign ★ same residue
OPA3 c.142+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
OPA3 c.143-1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
OPA3 c.143-1G>C Pathogenic ★★ same condition
OPA3 p.Gln105Glu Pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
OPA3 p.Met1Val Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
OPA3 c.142+4A>T 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/opa3-p-arg160pro (accessed [today's date]).

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