Is PCSK9 p.Pro577= (c.1731T>C) pathogenic?

PCSK9 p.Pro577= (c.1731T>C) is classified Likely benign in PCSK9 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-08-11). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with PCSK9 p.Pro577= (c.1731T>C)?

PCSK9 p.Pro577= (c.1731T>C) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, hypercholesterolemia, autosomal dominant, 3 (ClinVar).

How common is PCSK9 p.Pro577= (c.1731T>C) in the general population?

PCSK9 p.Pro577= (c.1731T>C) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

PCSK9 p.Pro577=

c.1731T>C · rs2523277878 · VCV2693165

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

Cardiovascular phenotype

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 -1.6	GERP -2.2
Overall
CADD	0.878	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: PCSK9
Protein: p.Pro577=
Coding: c.1731T>C
MANE Select: NM_174936
dbSNP: rs2523277878
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:55061424 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.25 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI dosage-sensitivity unlikely (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 85.03 · 66 PDB
Residue 577: an α-helix; a disulfide bond; the 'c-terminal domain' region

Full PCSK9 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Cardiovascular phenotype — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: hypercholesterolemia, autosomal dominant, 3

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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/pcsk9-p-pro577 (accessed [today's date]).

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