Is PLEC p.Arg1520= (c.4560C>G) pathogenic?

PLEC p.Arg1520= (c.4560C>G) is classified Likely benign in PLEC (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-07-28). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0187%, mid); Associated with epidermolysis bullosa simplex with nail dystrophy.

What condition is associated with PLEC p.Arg1520= (c.4560C>G)?

PLEC p.Arg1520= (c.4560C>G) is associated with epidermolysis bullosa simplex with nail dystrophy, epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5A, Ogna type, epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5B, with muscular dystrophy (ClinVar).

How common is PLEC p.Arg1520= (c.4560C>G) in the general population?

PLEC p.Arg1520= (c.4560C>G) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0187%, mid) (gnomAD).

PLEC p.Arg1520=

c.4560C>G · rs782412831 · VCV2156781

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0187%, mid)

Conditions

epidermolysis bullosa simplex with nail dystrophy

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 -8.9
Overall
CADD	0.016	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0187% Middle Eastern · 1/5,334 alleles

Overall 6.41e-05% 1/1,560,660 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 0/1,409,040 · genomes 1/151,620 · 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: PLEC
Protein: p.Arg1520=
Coding: c.4560C>G
MANE Select: NM_201384
dbSNP: rs782412831
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr8:143925369 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.726 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Residue 1520: an α-helix; the 'required for interaction with intermediate filament proteins' region; the 'central fibrous rod domain' region

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

Disease context

epidermolysis bullosa simplex with nail dystrophy — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5A, Ogna type epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5B, with muscular dystrophy epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5C, with pyloric atresia autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2Q

Similar variants

PLEC p.Arg1520Cys Uncertain significance ★★ same residue
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PLEC p.Arg1973Trp Pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
PLEC p.Arg2027Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
PLEC p.Arg2292Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
PLEC p.Arg2324Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
PLEC p.Arg2394Ter 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/plec-p-arg1520 (accessed [today's date]).

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