Is PEX5 p.Ala598= (c.1794C>T) pathogenic?

PEX5 p.Ala598= (c.1794C>T) is classified Likely benign in PEX5 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-01-13). Very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr); Associated with peroxisome biogenesis disorder 2B.

What condition is associated with PEX5 p.Ala598= (c.1794C>T)?

PEX5 p.Ala598= (c.1794C>T) is associated with peroxisome biogenesis disorder 2B (ClinVar).

How common is PEX5 p.Ala598= (c.1794C>T) in the general population?

PEX5 p.Ala598= (c.1794C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr) (gnomAD).

PEX5 p.Ala598=

c.1794C>T · rs778329472 · VCV1121278

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr)

Conditions

peroxisome biogenesis disorder 2B

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 3.9	GERP -0.44, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	12.8	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00133% African / African-American · 1/75,056 alleles

Overall 0.000124% 2/1,614,232 alleles · very rare exomes 2/1,461,882 · genomes 0/152,350 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00133%	75,056
European (non-Finnish)	8.47e-05%	1,180,034

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: PEX5
Protein: p.Ala598=
Coding: c.1794C>T
MANE Select: NM_001351132
dbSNP: rs778329472
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:7210097 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.768 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 70.28 · 11 PDB
Residue 598: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in pbd2b; impaired ability to mediate peroxisomal import of proteins containing both a c-terminal pts1- and pts2-type targeting signals); an α-helix

Full PEX5 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

peroxisome biogenesis disorder 2B — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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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/pex5-p-ala598 (accessed [today's date]).

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