Is PEX5 p.Asp86= (c.258C>T) pathogenic?

PEX5 p.Asp86= (c.258C>T) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in PEX5 (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 4 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-12). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0373%, afr); Associated with peroxisome biogenesis disorder 2B.

What condition is associated with PEX5 p.Asp86= (c.258C>T)?

PEX5 p.Asp86= (c.258C>T) is associated with peroxisome biogenesis disorder 2B (ClinVar).

How common is PEX5 p.Asp86= (c.258C>T) in the general population?

PEX5 p.Asp86= (c.258C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0373%, afr) (gnomAD).

PEX5 p.Asp86=

c.258C>T · rs144351488 · VCV287004

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 4 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0373%, 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 -0.45	GERP 0.45, phastCons 0.056
Overall
CADD	10.16	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0373% African / African-American · 28/75,012 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0265% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0229%

Overall 0.00204% 33/1,614,146 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 16/1,461,888 · genomes 17/152,258 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.0373%	2,679
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0064%	15,628
East Asian	0.00223%	44,882

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.Asp86=
Coding: c.258C>T
MANE Select: NM_001351132
dbSNP: rs144351488
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:7191300 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.768 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 70.28 · 11 PDB
Residue 86: the 'amphipathic helix 2 (ah2)' 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.Asp86Val 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
PEX5 p.Arg420Ter 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-asp86 (accessed [today's date]).

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