Is PCNT p.Ala2986Pro (c.8956G>C) pathogenic?

PCNT p.Ala2986Pro (c.8956G>C) is classified Uncertain significance in PCNT (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-01-21). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.9164); Very rare (popmax 0.00267%, afr); Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

What condition is associated with PCNT p.Ala2986Pro (c.8956G>C)?

PCNT p.Ala2986Pro (c.8956G>C) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases (ClinVar).

How common is PCNT p.Ala2986Pro (c.8956G>C) in the general population?

PCNT p.Ala2986Pro (c.8956G>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00267%, afr) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about PCNT p.Ala2986Pro (c.8956G>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.9164) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

PCNT p.Ala2986Pro

c.8956G>C · VCV3886974

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.9164 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00267%, afr)

Missense predictors

1/2 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL · SaProt no call

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.9164	likely pathogenic · top 2% in PCNT
REVEL	0.124	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	—	not scored · why
⇒ AlphaMissense calls this damaging; REVEL does not; SaProt makes no call.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 3.1	GERP -1.3, phastCons 0.83
Regional constraint	o/e 1.03	unconstrained · MANE · 121 kb · p 0.027 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	18.15	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL is an independent agreement signal.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00267% African / African-American · 2/74,916 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000443% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000166%

Overall 0.000186% 3/1,610,342 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,458,160 · genomes 2/152,182 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00267%	37,458
European (non-Finnish)	8.48e-05%	1,179,839

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.Ala2986Pro
Coding: c.8956G>C
MANE Select: NM_006031
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr21:46436108 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.943 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Residue 2986: the 'interaction with nek2' region

Full PCNT 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

PCNT p.Ala2986Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
PCNT p.Ala2986Val Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
PCNT p.Ala2986= Likely benign ★ same residue
PCNT p.Gln910Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
PCNT p.Ala1194Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
PCNT p.Ala1400Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
PCNT p.Ala1457Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
PCNT p.Ala1827Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ 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/pcnt-p-ala2986pro (accessed [today's date]).

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