Is PRKDC p.Pro986= (c.2958A>G) pathogenic?

PRKDC p.Pro986= (c.2958A>G) is classified Likely benign in PRKDC (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-10-16). Very rare (popmax 0.00266%, afr); Associated with severe combined immunodeficiency due to DNA-PKcs deficiency.

What condition is associated with PRKDC p.Pro986= (c.2958A>G)?

PRKDC p.Pro986= (c.2958A>G) is associated with severe combined immunodeficiency due to DNA-PKcs deficiency (ClinVar).

How common is PRKDC p.Pro986= (c.2958A>G) in the general population?

PRKDC p.Pro986= (c.2958A>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00266%, afr) (gnomAD).

PRKDC p.Pro986=

Q: How is Severe combined immunodeficiency due to DNA-PKcs deficiency inherited?

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

c.2958A>G · rs368018782 · VCV1576966

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00266%, afr)

Conditions

severe combined immunodeficiency due to DNA-PKcs 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 -4.8	GERP -4.3
Overall
CADD	4.03	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00266% African / African-American · 2/75,048 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000442% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000166%

Overall 0.000124% 2/1,613,502 alleles · very rare exomes 2/1,461,162 · genomes 0/152,340 · joint denominator

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: PRKDC
Protein: p.Pro986=
Coding: c.2958A>G
MANE Select: NM_006904
dbSNP: rs368018782
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr8:47904953 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.183 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Residue 986: an α-helix

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

Disease context

severe combined immunodeficiency due to DNA-PKcs deficiency — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Severe combined immunodeficiency due to DNA-PKcs deficiency (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

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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/prkdc-p-pro986 (accessed [today's date]).

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