Is PRDM8 p.Pro563Arg (c.1688C>G) pathogenic?

PRDM8 p.Pro563Arg (c.1688C>G) is classified Uncertain significance in PRDM8 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-08-28). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.1864); Very rare (popmax 0.00415%, afr); Associated with early-onset Lafora body disease.

What condition is associated with PRDM8 p.Pro563Arg (c.1688C>G)?

PRDM8 p.Pro563Arg (c.1688C>G) is associated with early-onset Lafora body disease (ClinVar).

How common is PRDM8 p.Pro563Arg (c.1688C>G) in the general population?

PRDM8 p.Pro563Arg (c.1688C>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00415%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is PRDM8-related progressive myoclonus epilepsy inherited?

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

What do computational predictors say about PRDM8 p.Pro563Arg (c.1688C>G)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.1864) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

PRDM8 p.Pro563Arg

c.1688C>G · rs760525459 · VCV1017228

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.1864 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00415%, afr)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

early-onset Lafora body disease

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.1864	likely benign
REVEL	0.054	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -7.81	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 1.6	GERP -0.52, phastCons 0.51
Regional constraint	o/e 1.04	unconstrained · MANE · 3,448 bp · p 0.16 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	14.71	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

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

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00415% African / African-American · 3/72,316 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00149% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00126%

Overall 0.00194% 30/1,546,180 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00415%	24,105
Admixed American	0.00386%	25,940
European (non-Finnish)	0.00217%	46,143

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: PRDM8
Protein: p.Pro563Arg
Coding: c.1688C>G
MANE Select: NM_001099403
dbSNP: rs760525459
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr4:80203150 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.498 · pLI 0.98 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 55.64

Full PRDM8 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

early-onset Lafora body disease — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For PRDM8-related progressive myoclonus epilepsy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Childhood

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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/prdm8-p-pro563arg (accessed [today's date]).

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