Is RBCK1 p.Pro178= (c.534C>T) pathogenic?

RBCK1 p.Pro178= (c.534C>T) is classified Likely benign in RBCK1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-01-20). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with polyglucosan body myopathy 1 with or without immunodeficiency.

What condition is associated with RBCK1 p.Pro178= (c.534C>T)?

RBCK1 p.Pro178= (c.534C>T) is associated with polyglucosan body myopathy 1 with or without immunodeficiency (ClinVar).

How common is RBCK1 p.Pro178= (c.534C>T) in the general population?

RBCK1 p.Pro178= (c.534C>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Polyglucosan body myopathy type 1 inherited?

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

RBCK1 p.Pro178=

c.534C>T · VCV3709805

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

polyglucosan body myopathy 1 with or without immunodeficiency

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.039	moderately benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -0.007	GERP -4.5, phastCons 0.001
Overall
CADD	3.235	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

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: RBCK1
Protein: p.Pro178=
Coding: c.534C>T
MANE Select: NM_031229
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr20:419420 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.89 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 84.34 · 11 PDB
Residue 178: the 'interaction with tab2' region; the 'interaction with irf3' region; the 'disordered' region

Full RBCK1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

polyglucosan body myopathy 1 with or without immunodeficiency — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Polyglucosan body myopathy type 1 (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Adolescent, 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/rbck1-p-pro178 (accessed [today's date]).

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