Is PEX5 p.Arg31= (c.93G>A) pathogenic?

PEX5 p.Arg31= (c.93G>A) is classified Likely benign in PEX5 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-09-21). Very rare (popmax 0.000169%, nfe); Associated with peroxisome biogenesis disorder 2B.

What condition is associated with PEX5 p.Arg31= (c.93G>A)?

PEX5 p.Arg31= (c.93G>A) is associated with peroxisome biogenesis disorder 2B (ClinVar).

How common is PEX5 p.Arg31= (c.93G>A) in the general population?

PEX5 p.Arg31= (c.93G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.000169%, nfe) (gnomAD).

PEX5 p.Arg31=

c.93G>A · rs769432821 · VCV2024115

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000169%, nfe)

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 0.057	GERP -2.6, phastCons 0.61
Overall
CADD	9.978	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000169% European (non-Finnish) · 2/1,180,018 alleles

Filtering AF 2.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.1e-05%

Overall 0.000124% 2/1,614,102 alleles · very rare exomes 2/1,461,832 · genomes 0/152,270 · joint denominator

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.Arg31=
Coding: c.93G>A
MANE Select: NM_001351132
dbSNP: rs769432821
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:7190470 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.768 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 70.28 · 11 PDB
Residue 31: the 'amphipathic helix 1 (ah1)' region

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

Similar variants

PEX5 p.Arg31Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
PEX5 p.Arg31Trp Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
PEX5 c.449-2A>G Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PEX5 c.552-1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PEX5 c.847-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PEX5 c.967-1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PEX5 p.Arg237Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PEX5 p.Arg276Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ 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/pex5-p-arg31 (accessed [today's date]).

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