Is PDE6C p.Tyr291= (c.873C>T) pathogenic?

PDE6C p.Tyr291= (c.873C>T) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in PDE6C (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-17). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0143%, sas); Associated with achromatopsia.

What condition is associated with PDE6C p.Tyr291= (c.873C>T)?

PDE6C p.Tyr291= (c.873C>T) is associated with achromatopsia, cone dystrophy 4 (ClinVar).

How common is PDE6C p.Tyr291= (c.873C>T) in the general population?

PDE6C p.Tyr291= (c.873C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0143%, sas) (gnomAD).

How is Achromatopsia inherited?

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

PDE6C p.Tyr291=

c.873C>T · rs138970846 · VCV879011

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0143%, sas)

Conditions

achromatopsia

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	all four deltas below 0.2 · C>A here scores Δ0.20 · evaluated, not missing
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -9	GERP -4
Overall
CADD	4.531	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0143% South Asian · 13/91,028 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00845% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00662%

Overall 0.00366% 59/1,611,500 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0143%	7,002
African / African-American	0.0107%	9,375
Admixed American	0.00667%	15,002
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00481%	20,811
European (non-Finnish)	0.00263%	37,989

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: PDE6C
Protein: p.Tyr291=
Coding: c.873C>T
MANE Select: NM_006204
dbSNP: rs138970846
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr10:93625583 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.976 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 88.53 · 7 PDB
Residue 291: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in achm5); the gaf 2 domain; an α-helix

Full PDE6C gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

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

Also linked: cone dystrophy 4

For Achromatopsia (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Worldwide)

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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/pde6c-p-tyr291 (accessed [today's date]).

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