Is PLEC p.Leu76Phe (c.226C>T) pathogenic?

PLEC p.Leu76Phe (c.226C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in PLEC (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-09-22). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.9949); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with epidermolysis bullosa simplex with nail dystrophy.

What condition is associated with PLEC p.Leu76Phe (c.226C>T)?

PLEC p.Leu76Phe (c.226C>T) 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.Leu76Phe (c.226C>T) in the general population?

PLEC p.Leu76Phe (c.226C>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about PLEC p.Leu76Phe (c.226C>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.9949) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

PLEC p.Leu76Phe

c.226C>T · VCV3747944

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.9949 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

2/2 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL · SaProt no call

Conditions

epidermolysis bullosa simplex with nail dystrophy

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.9949	likely pathogenic · top 2% in PLEC
REVEL	0.958	strongly pathogenic-leaning
SaProt	—	not scored · why
⇒ AlphaMissense and REVEL both call this damaging; SaProt makes no call.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 12	phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.94	unconstrained · MANE · 2,464 bp · p 0.43 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	27.5	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean damaging — a triage signal, not a reclassification

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL is an independent agreement signal.

⚠ Isoform check: AlphaMissense numbered on a different transcript (AM L213F vs ClinVar L76F) — verify the residue.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: PLEC
Protein: p.Leu76Phe
Coding: c.226C>T
MANE Select: NM_201384
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr8:143938189 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.726 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)

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

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PLEC p.Arg2027Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
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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-leu76phe (accessed [today's date]).

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