Is RET p.Arg693= (c.2079C>G) pathogenic?

RET p.Arg693= (c.2079C>G) is classified Benign/Likely benign in RET (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 5 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-04). Very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr); Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with RET p.Arg693= (c.2079C>G)?

RET p.Arg693= (c.2079C>G) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (ClinVar).

How common is RET p.Arg693= (c.2079C>G) in the general population?

RET p.Arg693= (c.2079C>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr) (gnomAD).

RET p.Arg693=

c.2079C>G · rs747166722 · VCV486299

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 5 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr)

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic 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 0.26	GERP -1.8, phastCons 0.98
Overall
CADD	4.456	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00167% Admixed American · 1/59,992 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000878% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000717%

Overall 0.00118% 19/1,612,394 alleles · very rare exomes 17/1,460,324 · genomes 2/152,070 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.00167%	59,992
European (non-Finnish)	0.00144%	69,410
African / African-American	0.00133%	74,912

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: RET
Protein: p.Arg693=
Coding: c.2079C>G
MANE Select: NM_020975
dbSNP: rs747166722
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr10:43114679 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.24 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 79.27 · 34 PDB

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

Disease context

hereditary neoplastic syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2

Similar variants

RET p.Arg693Cys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
RET p.Arg693His Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
RET c.1759+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
RET c.1879+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
RET p.Arg180Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
RET p.Arg77Cys Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
RET p.Arg873Trp Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
RET p.Arg897Ter 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/ret-p-arg693 (accessed [today's date]).

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