Is PDE6A p.Arg267Cys (c.799C>T) pathogenic?

PDE6A p.Arg267Cys (c.799C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in PDE6A (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-12-02). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.8963); Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid); Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

What condition is associated with PDE6A p.Arg267Cys (c.799C>T)?

PDE6A p.Arg267Cys (c.799C>T) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases (ClinVar).

How common is PDE6A p.Arg267Cys (c.799C>T) in the general population?

PDE6A p.Arg267Cys (c.799C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about PDE6A p.Arg267Cys (c.799C>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.8963) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

PDE6A p.Arg267Cys

c.799C>T · rs368516694 · VCV969435

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.8963 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid)

Missense predictors

1/2 damaging

AlphaMissense, SaProt · REVEL no call

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.8963	likely pathogenic
REVEL	0.624	indeterminate
SaProt	LLR -5.74	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense calls this damaging; SaProt does not; REVEL makes no call.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 12	GERP -0.7, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.00	unconstrained · MANE · 77 kb · p 0.94 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	33.0	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0165% Middle Eastern · 1/6,062 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00428% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00295%

Overall 0.00229% 37/1,613,836 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0165%	6,062
Admixed American	0.01%	10,005
African / African-American	0.00533%	18,759
European (non-Finnish)	0.00203%	49,154
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,498
South Asian	0.0011%	91,080

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: PDE6A
Protein: p.Arg267Cys
Coding: c.799C>T
MANE Select: NM_000440
dbSNP: rs368516694
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr5:149931087 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.888 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 89.80
Residue 267: the gaf 2 domain

Full PDE6A 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

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PDE6A p.Arg237Cys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
PDE6A p.Arg237His Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
PDE6A p.Arg257Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
PDE6A p.Arg306Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
PDE6A p.Arg554Cys 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/pde6a-p-arg267cys (accessed [today's date]).

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