Is POMK p.Ser8= (c.24C>T) pathogenic?

POMK p.Ser8= (c.24C>T) is classified Likely benign in POMK (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-04-02). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid); Associated with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy due to POMK deficiency.

What condition is associated with POMK p.Ser8= (c.24C>T)?

POMK p.Ser8= (c.24C>T) is associated with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy due to POMK deficiency, muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (congenital with brain and eye anomalies), type a, 12 (ClinVar).

How common is POMK p.Ser8= (c.24C>T) in the general population?

POMK p.Ser8= (c.24C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid) (gnomAD).

POMK p.Ser8=

Q: How is Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy due to POMK deficiency inherited?

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

c.24C>T · rs1321835812 · VCV1906472

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid)

Conditions

limb-girdle muscular dystrophy due to POMK deficiency

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 -0.66	GERP -3.9
Overall
CADD	1.635	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0165% Middle Eastern · 1/6,062 alleles

Overall 0.000186% 3/1,613,882 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 3/1,461,874 · genomes 0/152,008 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0165%	6,062
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,500
European (non-Finnish)	8.47e-05%	1,179,966

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: POMK
Protein: p.Ser8=
Coding: c.24C>T
MANE Select: NM_032237
dbSNP: rs1321835812
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr8:43103572 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.122 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 91.62

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

Disease context

limb-girdle muscular dystrophy due to POMK deficiency — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (congenital with brain and eye anomalies), type a, 12

For Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy due to POMK deficiency (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy

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POMK p.Gln4Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
POMK p.Ala13Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
POMK p.Ala230Thr Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
POMK p.Ala28Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
POMK p.Arg15Leu Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ 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/pomk-p-ser8 (accessed [today's date]).

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