Is PTCH1 p.Phe522= (c.1566C>T) pathogenic?

PTCH1 p.Phe522= (c.1566C>T) is classified Likely benign in PTCH1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-02-04). Very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr); Associated with nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome.

What condition is associated with PTCH1 p.Phe522= (c.1566C>T)?

PTCH1 p.Phe522= (c.1566C>T) is associated with nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome, hereditary neoplastic syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is PTCH1 p.Phe522= (c.1566C>T) in the general population?

PTCH1 p.Phe522= (c.1566C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr) (gnomAD).

PTCH1 p.Phe522=

c.1566C>T · rs2118281892 · VCV1090389

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr)

Conditions

nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome

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 0.67	GERP -3.8, phastCons 0.97
Overall
CADD	7.751	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00133% African / African-American · 1/75,034 alleles

Overall 6.2e-05% 1/1,614,076 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,461,750 · genomes 0/152,326 · 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: PTCH1
Protein: p.Phe522=
Coding: c.1566C>T
MANE Select: NM_000264
dbSNP: rs2118281892
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:95476795 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.146 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 74.36 · 16 PDB
Residue 522: an α-helix; the ssd domain

Full PTCH1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Similar variants

PTCH1 p.Phe522Leu Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
PTCH1 c.1068-1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PTCH1 c.1068-1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PTCH1 c.1216-1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PTCH1 c.1347+1G>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PTCH1 c.1348-1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
PTCH1 c.1348-2A>G Pathogenic ★★ same condition
PTCH1 c.1503+1G>C Pathogenic ★★ 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/ptch1-p-phe522 (accessed [today's date]).

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