Is PCNT p.Ala1352= (c.4056C>T) pathogenic?

PCNT p.Ala1352= (c.4056C>T) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in PCNT (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 5 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-26). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0329%, mid); Associated with microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II.

What condition is associated with PCNT p.Ala1352= (c.4056C>T)?

PCNT p.Ala1352= (c.4056C>T) is associated with microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II (ClinVar).

How common is PCNT p.Ala1352= (c.4056C>T) in the general population?

PCNT p.Ala1352= (c.4056C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0329%, mid) (gnomAD).

PCNT p.Ala1352=

c.4056C>T · rs141211481 · VCV723632

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 5 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0329%, mid)

Conditions

microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II

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 -0.093	GERP -1.6
Overall
CADD	7.492	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0329% Middle Eastern · 2/6,072 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0122% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0115%

Overall 0.0116% 187/1,609,492 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 170/1,457,360 · genomes 17/152,132 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0329%	3,036
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.016%	6,233
European (non-Finnish)	0.0139%	7,184
Admixed American	0.00674%	14,835
South Asian	0.00334%	29,945
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00314%	31,833
East Asian	0.00223%	44,766
African / African-American	0.00134%	74,896

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: PCNT
Protein: p.Ala1352=
Coding: c.4056C>T
MANE Select: NM_006031
dbSNP: rs141211481
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr21:46391216 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.943 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)

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

Disease context

microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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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/pcnt-p-ala1352 (accessed [today's date]).

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