Is PCBD1 p.Ile34= (c.102C>T) pathogenic?

PCBD1 p.Ile34= (c.102C>T) is classified Likely benign in PCBD1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-12-31). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with pterin-4 alpha-carbinolamine dehydratase 1 deficiency.

What condition is associated with PCBD1 p.Ile34= (c.102C>T)?

PCBD1 p.Ile34= (c.102C>T) is associated with pterin-4 alpha-carbinolamine dehydratase 1 deficiency (ClinVar).

How common is PCBD1 p.Ile34= (c.102C>T) in the general population?

PCBD1 p.Ile34= (c.102C>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

PCBD1 p.Ile34=

Q: How is Hyperphenylalaninemia due to tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency inherited?

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

c.102C>T · rs2492833649 · VCV2825465

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

pterin-4 alpha-carbinolamine dehydratase 1 deficiency

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 7.5	GERP 1.9, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	13.86	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: PCBD1
Protein: p.Ile34=
Coding: c.102C>T
MANE Select: NM_000281
dbSNP: rs2492833649
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr10:70885831 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.685 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 96.55
Residue 34: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in hpabh4d; reduced protein levels; loss of hnf1b interaction; loss of hnf1b-coactivator activity)

Full PCBD1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

pterin-4 alpha-carbinolamine dehydratase 1 deficiency — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Hyperphenylalaninemia due to tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (Japan)

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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/pcbd1-p-ile34 (accessed [today's date]).

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