Is PAX5 p.Pro296= (c.888G>A) pathogenic?

PAX5 p.Pro296= (c.888G>A) is classified Likely benign in PAX5 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2024-11-30). Very rare (popmax 0.00989%, sas); Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

What condition is associated with PAX5 p.Pro296= (c.888G>A)?

PAX5 p.Pro296= (c.888G>A) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases (ClinVar).

How common is PAX5 p.Pro296= (c.888G>A) in the general population?

PAX5 p.Pro296= (c.888G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00989%, sas) (gnomAD).

PAX5 p.Pro296=

c.888G>A · rs769403917 · VCV2872829

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00989%, sas)

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -15	GERP -5.7
Overall
CADD	2.68	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00989% South Asian · 9/91,018 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00514% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00376%

Overall 0.00167% 27/1,612,744 alleles · very rare exomes 25/1,460,546 · genomes 2/152,198 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.00989%	10,113
East Asian	0.00668%	14,961
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0032%	31,236
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00159%	63,006
European (non-Finnish)	0.00102%	98,326

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: PAX5
Protein: p.Pro296=
Coding: c.888G>A
MANE Select: NM_016734
dbSNP: rs769403917
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:36923377 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.361 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 1/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 63.89 · 2 PDB

Full PAX5 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

Similar variants

PAX5 p.Pro296Arg Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
PAX5 p.Pro296Leu Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
PAX5 p.Ala308Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
PAX5 p.Ala383Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
PAX5 p.Ala45Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
PAX5 p.Arg122Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
PAX5 p.Arg239Cys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
PAX5 p.Gln233Lys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition

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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/pax5-p-pro296 (accessed [today's date]).

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