Is RHBDF2 p.Arg175= (c.525G>A) pathogenic?

RHBDF2 p.Arg175= (c.525G>A) is classified Benign/Likely benign in RHBDF2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 4 submitters; last evaluated 2025-10-20). Rare (popmax 0.578%, afr); Associated with palmoplantar keratoderma-esophageal carcinoma syndrome.

What condition is associated with RHBDF2 p.Arg175= (c.525G>A)?

RHBDF2 p.Arg175= (c.525G>A) is associated with palmoplantar keratoderma-esophageal carcinoma syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is RHBDF2 p.Arg175= (c.525G>A) in the general population?

RHBDF2 p.Arg175= (c.525G>A) is rare (popmax 0.578%, afr) (gnomAD).

RHBDF2 p.Arg175=

Q: How is Palmoplantar keratoderma-esophageal carcinoma syndrome inherited?

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

c.525G>A · rs151290253 · VCV325456

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 4 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.578%, afr)

Conditions

palmoplantar keratoderma-esophageal carcinoma 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 0.8	GERP -1.6, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	6.664	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.578% African / African-American · 432/74,768 alleles

Filtering AF 0.533% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.515%

Overall 0.0298% 475/1,595,300 alleles · rare exomes 231/1,443,092 · genomes 244/152,208 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.578%	173
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0324%	3,082
Admixed American	0.0272%	3,673
European (non-Finnish)	0.000599%	167,022

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: RHBDF2
Protein: p.Arg175=
Coding: c.525G>A
MANE Select: NM_001005498
dbSNP: rs151290253
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:76478953 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.545 · pLI 0.15 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 67.53 · 5 PDB
Residue 175: the 'disordered' region

Full RHBDF2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

palmoplantar keratoderma-esophageal carcinoma syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Palmoplantar keratoderma-esophageal carcinoma syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Adolescent, Adult

Similar variants

RHBDF2 p.Arg175Gly Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
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RHBDF2 c.151-86G>A Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
RHBDF2 p.Ala397Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
RHBDF2 p.Ala725Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
RHBDF2 p.Arg113His Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
RHBDF2 p.Arg235Trp 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/rhbdf2-p-arg175 (accessed [today's date]).

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