Is PTCH2 p.Pro853= (c.2559C>T) pathogenic?

PTCH2 p.Pro853= (c.2559C>T) is classified Benign/Likely benign in PTCH2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-11-10). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0506%, afr); Associated with nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome.

What condition is associated with PTCH2 p.Pro853= (c.2559C>T)?

PTCH2 p.Pro853= (c.2559C>T) is associated with nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is PTCH2 p.Pro853= (c.2559C>T) in the general population?

PTCH2 p.Pro853= (c.2559C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0506%, afr) (gnomAD).

PTCH2 p.Pro853=

c.2559C>T · rs148265788 · VCV700109

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0506%, 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	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -13	GERP -3.8
Overall
CADD	0.082	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0506% African / African-American · 38/75,048 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0379% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0334%

Overall 0.0184% 297/1,614,110 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 259/1,461,788 · genomes 38/152,322 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.0506%	1,975
European (non-Finnish)	0.0198%	5,043
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0192%	5,209
South Asian	0.011%	9,108
East Asian	0.00446%	22,438
Admixed American	0.00167%	60,030

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: PTCH2
Protein: p.Pro853=
Coding: c.2559C>T
MANE Select: NM_003738
dbSNP: rs148265788
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:44827038 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.895 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 79.25
Residue 853: the 'extracellular domain 2 (ecd2)' region

Full PTCH2 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

Similar variants

PTCH2 p.Pro853Leu Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
PTCH2 c.2976+2T>C Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
PTCH2 c.526-2A>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
PTCH2 c.618-6C>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
PTCH2 p.Ala1052Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
PTCH2 p.Ala1090Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
PTCH2 p.Ala203Val Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
PTCH2 p.Ala21Thr 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/ptch2-p-pro853 (accessed [today's date]).

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