Is PARN p.Arg524= (c.1572A>G) pathogenic?

PARN p.Arg524= (c.1572A>G) is classified Likely benign in PARN (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2026-02-01). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid); Associated with dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal recessive 6.

What condition is associated with PARN p.Arg524= (c.1572A>G)?

PARN p.Arg524= (c.1572A>G) is associated with dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal recessive 6, pulmonary fibrosis and/or bone marrow failure, Telomere-related, 4 (ClinVar).

How common is PARN p.Arg524= (c.1572A>G) in the general population?

PARN p.Arg524= (c.1572A>G) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid) (gnomAD).

How is Dyskeratosis congenita inherited?

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

PARN p.Arg524=

c.1572A>G · rs370717086 · VCV791646

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid)

Conditions

dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal recessive 6

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	all four deltas below 0.2 · T>A here scores Δ0.50 · evaluated, not missing
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -0.18	GERP -2.5, phastCons 0.64
Overall
CADD	8.177	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0164% Middle Eastern · 1/6,084 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0102% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00956%

Overall 0.00985% 159/1,613,830 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 144/1,461,608 · genomes 15/152,222 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0164%	6,084
European (non-Finnish)	0.0118%	8,488
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00961%	10,410
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00937%	10,670
Admixed American	0.00833%	12,000
African / African-American	0.00267%	37,471

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: PARN
Protein: p.Arg524=
Coding: c.1572A>G
MANE Select: NM_002582
dbSNP: rs370717086
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:14482736 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.918 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 81.60 · 3 PDB

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

Disease context

dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal recessive 6 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: pulmonary fibrosis and/or bone marrow failure, Telomere-related, 4

For Dyskeratosis congenita (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (Europe)

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PARN c.784-1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PARN c.962+2T>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PARN p.Arg128Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PARN p.Arg237Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ 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/parn-p-arg524 (accessed [today's date]).

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