Is PARN p.Glu148= (c.444A>G) pathogenic?

PARN p.Glu148= (c.444A>G) is classified Likely benign in PARN (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-12-01). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.045%, sas); Associated with dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal recessive 6.

What condition is associated with PARN p.Glu148= (c.444A>G)?

PARN p.Glu148= (c.444A>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.Glu148= (c.444A>G) in the general population?

PARN p.Glu148= (c.444A>G) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.045%, sas) (gnomAD).

How is Dyskeratosis congenita inherited?

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

PARN p.Glu148=

c.444A>G · rs770605231 · VCV2174889

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.045%, sas)

Conditions

dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal recessive 6

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Overall
CADD	5.986	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.045% South Asian · 41/91,022 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0341% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0302%

Overall 0.00255% 41/1,610,758 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 40/1,458,578 · genomes 1/152,180 · 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: PARN
Protein: p.Glu148=
Coding: c.444A>G
MANE Select: NM_002582
dbSNP: rs770605231
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:14610754 (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 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-glu148 (accessed [today's date]).

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