Is PEX6 p.Pro261= (c.783G>T) pathogenic?

PEX6 p.Pro261= (c.783G>T) is classified Likely benign in PEX6 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2023-10-13). Very rare (popmax 0.000593%, nfe); Associated with peroxisome biogenesis disorder.

What condition is associated with PEX6 p.Pro261= (c.783G>T)?

PEX6 p.Pro261= (c.783G>T) is associated with peroxisome biogenesis disorder (ClinVar).

How common is PEX6 p.Pro261= (c.783G>T) in the general population?

PEX6 p.Pro261= (c.783G>T) is very rare (popmax 0.000593%, nfe) (gnomAD).

PEX6 p.Pro261=

c.783G>T · rs765629238 · VCV1561135

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000593%, nfe)

Conditions

peroxisome biogenesis disorder

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 1.4	GERP 1.6, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	9.453	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000593% European (non-Finnish) · 7/1,180,026 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000247% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000159%

Overall 0.000434% 7/1,614,046 alleles · very rare exomes 6/1,461,884 · genomes 1/152,162 · 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: PEX6
Protein: p.Pro261=
Coding: c.783G>T
MANE Select: NM_000287
dbSNP: rs765629238
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr6:42978368 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.799 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 69.87

Full PEX6 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

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

Similar variants

PEX6 p.Pro261Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
PEX6 p.Pro261Leu Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
PEX6 p.Pro261dup Uncertain significance ★ same residue
PEX6 c.1130+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PEX6 c.1233+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PEX6 c.1688+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
PEX6 c.1689-1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PEX6 c.1885-1G>A 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/pex6-p-pro261 (accessed [today's date]).

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