Is PLEC p.Arg1624= (c.4872C>T) pathogenic?

PLEC p.Arg1624= (c.4872C>T) is classified Likely benign in PLEC (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-03-17). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0175%, mid); Associated with epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5C, with pyloric atresia.

What condition is associated with PLEC p.Arg1624= (c.4872C>T)?

PLEC p.Arg1624= (c.4872C>T) is associated with epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5C, with pyloric atresia, epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5A, Ogna type, epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5B, with muscular dystrophy (ClinVar).

How common is PLEC p.Arg1624= (c.4872C>T) in the general population?

PLEC p.Arg1624= (c.4872C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0175%, mid) (gnomAD).

PLEC p.Arg1624=

Q: How is Epidermolysis bullosa simplex with pyloric atresia inherited?

Typically Autosomal recessive (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

c.4872C>T · rs2857825 · VCV1398897

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0175%, mid)

Conditions

epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5C, with pyloric atresia

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 -20
Overall
CADD	0.044	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0175% Middle Eastern · 1/5,718 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00381% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00269%

Overall 0.00214% 33/1,544,236 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 28/1,392,862 · genomes 5/151,374 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0175%	5,718
South Asian	0.00821%	12,175
African / African-American	0.00548%	18,251
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00498%	20,067
European (non-Finnish)	0.00156%	64,007

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.Arg1624=
Coding: c.4872C>T
MANE Select: NM_201384
dbSNP: rs2857825
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr8:143925057 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.726 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Residue 1624: the 'required for interaction with intermediate filament proteins' region; the 'central fibrous rod domain' region; the 'disordered' region

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

Disease context

epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5C, with pyloric atresia — 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 autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2Q epidermolysis bullosa simplex with nail dystrophy

For Epidermolysis bullosa simplex with pyloric atresia (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Neonatal

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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/plec-p-arg1624 (accessed [today's date]).

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