Is PLEC p.Thr692= (c.2076G>A) pathogenic?

PLEC p.Thr692= (c.2076G>A) is classified Likely benign in PLEC (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-12-29). Very rare (popmax 0.00879%, sas); Associated with epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5C, with pyloric atresia.

What condition is associated with PLEC p.Thr692= (c.2076G>A)?

PLEC p.Thr692= (c.2076G>A) 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.Thr692= (c.2076G>A) in the general population?

PLEC p.Thr692= (c.2076G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00879%, sas) (gnomAD).

PLEC p.Thr692=

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.2076G>A · rs782009051 · VCV654739

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00879%, sas)

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	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -15
Overall
CADD	0.548	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00879% South Asian · 8/91,020 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00437% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00312%

Overall 0.00168% 27/1,610,670 alleles · very rare exomes 24/1,458,522 · genomes 3/152,148 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.00879%	11,377
African / African-American	0.00534%	18,710
East Asian	0.00446%	22,437
European (non-Finnish)	0.0011%	90,734

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.Thr692=
Coding: c.2076G>A
MANE Select: NM_201384
dbSNP: rs782009051
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr8:143932136 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.726 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Residue 692: an α-helix; the 'globular 1' 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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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-thr692 (accessed [today's date]).

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