Is RFX5 p.Phe229= (c.687C>T) pathogenic?

RFX5 p.Phe229= (c.687C>T) is classified Likely benign in RFX5 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-01-18). Very rare (popmax 0.004%, afr); Associated with MHC class II deficiency.

What condition is associated with RFX5 p.Phe229= (c.687C>T)?

RFX5 p.Phe229= (c.687C>T) is associated with MHC class II deficiency (ClinVar).

How common is RFX5 p.Phe229= (c.687C>T) in the general population?

RFX5 p.Phe229= (c.687C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.004%, afr) (gnomAD).

RFX5 p.Phe229=

Q: How is Immunodeficiency by defective expression of MHC class II inherited?

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

c.687C>T · rs201848165 · VCV1148404

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.004%, afr)

Conditions

MHC class II deficiency

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 7.5	GERP 2.4, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	13.12	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.004% African / African-American · 3/75,024 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00106% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000494%

Overall 0.000186% 3/1,614,114 alleles · very rare

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: RFX5
Protein: p.Phe229=
Coding: c.687C>T
MANE Select: NM_001025603
dbSNP: rs201848165
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:151343751 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.884 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 58.48 · 3 PDB

Full RFX5 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

MHC class II deficiency — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Immunodeficiency by defective expression of MHC class II (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

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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/rfx5-p-phe229 (accessed [today's date]).

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