Is PEX6 p.Pro72= (c.216G>T) pathogenic?

PEX6 p.Pro72= (c.216G>T) is classified Likely benign in PEX6 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2021-11-06). Very rare (popmax 8.87e-05%, nfe); Associated with peroxisome biogenesis disorder.

What condition is associated with PEX6 p.Pro72= (c.216G>T)?

PEX6 p.Pro72= (c.216G>T) is associated with peroxisome biogenesis disorder (ClinVar).

How common is PEX6 p.Pro72= (c.216G>T) in the general population?

PEX6 p.Pro72= (c.216G>T) is very rare (popmax 8.87e-05%, nfe) (gnomAD).

PEX6 p.Pro72=

c.216G>T · rs2150240570 · VCV1615783

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 8.87e-05%, nfe)

Conditions

peroxisome biogenesis disorder

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 0.16	GERP 0.48, phastCons 0.96
Overall
CADD	11.55	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 8.87e-05% European (non-Finnish) · 1/1,127,720 alleles

Overall 6.72e-05% 1/1,488,610 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,336,406 · genomes 0/152,204 · 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.Pro72=
Coding: c.216G>T
MANE Select: NM_000287
dbSNP: rs2150240570
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr6:42978935 (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

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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-pro72 (accessed [today's date]).

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