Is RBP3 p.Pro527= (c.1581G>A) pathogenic?

RBP3 p.Pro527= (c.1581G>A) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in RBP3 (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 4 submitters; last evaluated 2025-12-08). Rare (popmax 0.164%, mid); Associated with retinitis pigmentosa.

What condition is associated with RBP3 p.Pro527= (c.1581G>A)?

RBP3 p.Pro527= (c.1581G>A) is associated with retinitis pigmentosa (ClinVar).

How common is RBP3 p.Pro527= (c.1581G>A) in the general population?

RBP3 p.Pro527= (c.1581G>A) is rare (popmax 0.164%, mid) (gnomAD).

How is Retinitis pigmentosa inherited?

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

RBP3 p.Pro527=

c.1581G>A · rs782233629 · VCV286370

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 4 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.164%, mid)

Conditions

retinitis pigmentosa

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 -1.7	GERP -1.9
Overall
CADD	6.455	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.164% Middle Eastern · 10/6,082 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0891% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0679%

Overall 0.00422% 68/1,612,786 alleles · rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.164%	608
Ashkenazi Jewishnot grpmax-eligible	0.0744%	1,344
South Asian	0.0132%	7,588
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0048%	20,821
East Asian	0.00223%	44,884
European (non-Finnish)	0.00169%	58,997

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: RBP3
Protein: p.Pro527=
Coding: c.1581G>A
MANE Select: NM_005225 · reported on NM_002900
dbSNP: rs782233629
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr10:47350065 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 63.40 · 8 PDB

Full RBP3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

retinitis pigmentosa — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Retinitis pigmentosa (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, Mitochondrial inheritance
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood
Prevalence: 1-5 / 10 000 (Europe)

Similar variants

RBP3 p.Pro527Leu Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
RBP3 p.Ala263Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
RBP3 p.Ala312Thr Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
RBP3 p.Ala379Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
RBP3 p.Ala403Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
RBP3 p.Ala688Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
RBP3 p.Ala803Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
RBP3 p.Arg170Gln 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/rbp3-p-pro527 (accessed [today's date]).

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