Is PIGN p.Phe16Ser (c.47T>C) pathogenic?

PIGN p.Phe16Ser (c.47T>C) is classified Uncertain significance in PIGN (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2021-09-01). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.5794); Very rare (popmax 0.000339%, nfe); Associated with multiple congenital anomalies-hypotonia-seizures syndrome 1.

What condition is associated with PIGN p.Phe16Ser (c.47T>C)?

PIGN p.Phe16Ser (c.47T>C) is associated with multiple congenital anomalies-hypotonia-seizures syndrome 1 (ClinVar).

How common is PIGN p.Phe16Ser (c.47T>C) in the general population?

PIGN p.Phe16Ser (c.47T>C) is very rare (popmax 0.000339%, nfe) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about PIGN p.Phe16Ser (c.47T>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.5794) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

PIGN p.Phe16Ser

c.47T>C · rs933930437 · VCV539546

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.5794 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000339%, nfe)

Missense predictors

2/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

multiple congenital anomalies-hypotonia-seizures syndrome 1

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.5794	likely pathogenic
REVEL	0.227	benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -13.44	damaging
⇒ AlphaMissense and SaProt call this damaging; REVEL does not.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 11	GERP 2.1, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.93	unconstrained · MANE · 4,181 bp · p 0.39 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	25.4	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000339% European (non-Finnish) · 4/1,179,750 alleles

Filtering AF 7.9e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 5.4e-05%

Overall 0.000248% 4/1,613,554 alleles · very rare exomes 3/1,461,350 · genomes 1/152,204 · 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: PIGN
Protein: p.Phe16Ser
Coding: c.47T>C
MANE Select: NM_176787
dbSNP: rs933930437
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr18:62161307 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.46 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 88.33

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

Disease context

multiple congenital anomalies-hypotonia-seizures syndrome 1 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

PIGN p.Phe16= Likely benign ★★ same residue
PIGN c.1251+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PIGN c.1252-2A>G Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PIGN c.1434+5G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PIGN c.1574+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PIGN c.1674+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PIGN c.1674+1G>C Pathogenic ★★ same condition
PIGN c.1675-1G>T 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/pign-p-phe16ser (accessed [today's date]).

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