Is PEX5 p.Val202= (c.606G>T) pathogenic?

PEX5 p.Val202= (c.606G>T) is classified Likely benign in PEX5 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-12-20). Very rare (popmax 8.48e-05%, nfe); Associated with peroxisome biogenesis disorder 2B.

What condition is associated with PEX5 p.Val202= (c.606G>T)?

PEX5 p.Val202= (c.606G>T) is associated with peroxisome biogenesis disorder 2B (ClinVar).

How common is PEX5 p.Val202= (c.606G>T) in the general population?

PEX5 p.Val202= (c.606G>T) is very rare (popmax 8.48e-05%, nfe) (gnomAD).

PEX5 p.Val202=

c.606G>T · rs1591753697 · VCV2822497

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 8.48e-05%, 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 4.5	GERP 1.5, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	8.23	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 8.48e-05% European (non-Finnish) · 1/1,179,806 alleles

Overall 6.2e-05% 1/1,613,718 alleles · very rare exomes 0/1,461,596 · genomes 1/152,122 · 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.Val202=
Coding: c.606G>T
MANE Select: NM_001351132
dbSNP: rs1591753697
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:7201805 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.768 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 70.28 · 11 PDB
Residue 202: the 'amphipathic helix 3 (ah3)' 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.Val202Leu Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ 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-val202 (accessed [today's date]).

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