Is PRDM16 p.Ala856= (c.2568C>T) pathogenic?

PRDM16 p.Ala856= (c.2568C>T) is classified Likely benign in PRDM16 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2021-10-21). Very rare (popmax 0.00142%, afr); Associated with left ventricular noncompaction 8.

What condition is associated with PRDM16 p.Ala856= (c.2568C>T)?

PRDM16 p.Ala856= (c.2568C>T) is associated with left ventricular noncompaction 8 (ClinVar).

How common is PRDM16 p.Ala856= (c.2568C>T) in the general population?

PRDM16 p.Ala856= (c.2568C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00142%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Left ventricular noncompaction inherited?

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

PRDM16 p.Ala856=

c.2568C>T · rs1028577681 · VCV1659210

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00142%, afr)

Conditions

left ventricular noncompaction 8

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 1.8	GERP -4.1, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	12.62	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00142% African / African-American · 1/70,268 alleles

Filtering AF 3e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.1e-05%

Overall 0.000201% 3/1,495,294 alleles · very rare exomes 2/1,343,044 · genomes 1/152,250 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00142%	70,268
European (non-Finnish)	0.000178%	561,155

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: PRDM16
Protein: p.Ala856=
Coding: c.2568C>T
MANE Select: NM_022114
dbSNP: rs1028577681
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:3412765 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.304 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 51.73 · 2 PDB
Residue 856: the 'interaction with ctbp1, ctbp2 and znf516' region; the 'mediates interaction with ski and regulation of tgf-beta signaling' region; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in lvnc8)

Full PRDM16 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

left ventricular noncompaction 8 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Left ventricular noncompaction (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, Mitochondrial inheritance
Onset: All ages

Similar variants

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PRDM16 p.Ala106Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
PRDM16 p.Ala1096Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
PRDM16 p.Ala1096Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
PRDM16 p.Ala1146Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
PRDM16 p.Ala175Val 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/prdm16-p-ala856 (accessed [today's date]).

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