Is RAG2 p.Arg229Pro (c.686G>C) pathogenic?

RAG2 p.Arg229Pro (c.686G>C) is classified Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic in RAG2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2023-05-08). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.9465); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with severe combined immunodeficiency, autosomal recessive, T cell-negative, B cell-negative, NK cell-positive.

How common is RAG2 p.Arg229Pro (c.686G>C) in the general population?

RAG2 p.Arg229Pro (c.686G>C) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about RAG2 p.Arg229Pro (c.686G>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.9465) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

RAG2 p.Arg229Pro

Q: What condition is associated with RAG2 p.Arg229Pro (c.686G>C)?

RAG2 p.Arg229Pro (c.686G>C) is associated with severe combined immunodeficiency, autosomal recessive, T cell-negative, B cell-negative, NK cell-positive, combined immunodeficiency with skin granulomas (ClinVar).

Q: How is Severe combined immunodeficiency due to complete RAG1/2 deficiency inherited?

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

c.686G>C · rs121917894 · VCV1029904

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic Multiple submitters

Classification

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.9465 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

3/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

severe combined immunodeficiency, autosomal recessive, T cell-negative, B cell-negative, NK cell-positive

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.9465	likely pathogenic ✓ concordant with ClinVar · top 7% in RAG2
REVEL	0.976	strongly pathogenic-leaning
SaProt	LLR -10.17	damaging
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this damaging.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7.7	GERP 2.8, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.99	unconstrained · MANE · 1,580 bp · p 0.79 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	29.0	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

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

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: RAG2
Protein: p.Arg229Pro
Coding: c.686G>C
MANE Select: NM_000536
dbSNP: rs121917894
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:36593483 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.733 · pLI 0.02 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 75.98 · 1 PDB
Residue 229: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in t(-)b(-)nk(+) scid)

Full RAG2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

severe combined immunodeficiency, autosomal recessive, T cell-negative, B cell-negative, NK cell-positive — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: combined immunodeficiency with skin granulomas

For Severe combined immunodeficiency due to complete RAG1/2 deficiency (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Europe)

Similar variants

RAG2 p.Arg229Gln Pathogenic ★★★ ⚠ same residue
RAG2 p.Arg229Trp Pathogenic ★★★ ⚠ same residue
RAG2 p.Arg229Leu Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same residue
RAG2 p.Arg229= Likely benign ★ same residue
RAG2 p.Arg39Gly Pathogenic ★★★ ⚠ same condition
RAG2 p.Arg73Cys Likely pathogenic ★★★ ⚠ same condition
RAG2 p.Asp65Tyr Likely pathogenic ★★★ ⚠ same condition
RAG2 p.Cys446Trp Likely 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/rag2-p-arg229pro (accessed [today's date]).

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