Is SDHA p.Arg500= (c.1498A>C) pathogenic?

SDHA p.Arg500= (c.1498A>C) is classified Benign/Likely benign in SDHA (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2025-03-19). Very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr); Associated with pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndrome 5.

What condition is associated with SDHA p.Arg500= (c.1498A>C)?

SDHA p.Arg500= (c.1498A>C) is associated with pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndrome 5, hereditary neoplastic syndrome, mitochondrial complex II deficiency, nuclear type 1 (ClinVar).

How common is SDHA p.Arg500= (c.1498A>C) in the general population?

SDHA p.Arg500= (c.1498A>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr) (gnomAD).

SDHA p.Arg500=

c.1498A>C · rs2126602800 · VCV1129758

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr)

Conditions

pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndrome 5

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 2.3	GERP -0.34, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	9.733	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00167% Admixed American · 1/60,010 alleles

Overall 0.000124% 2/1,611,696 alleles · very rare exomes 2/1,459,390 · genomes 0/152,306 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.00167%	60,010
European (non-Finnish)	8.48e-05%	1,179,313

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: SDHA
Protein: p.Arg500=
Coding: c.1498A>C
MANE Select: NM_004168
dbSNP: rs2126602800
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr5:240423 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.786 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 94.06 · 5 PDB
Residue 500: an α-helix

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

Disease context

pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndrome 5 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: hereditary neoplastic syndrome mitochondrial complex II deficiency, nuclear type 1

Similar variants

SDHA p.Arg500Lys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
SDHA c.1064+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SDHA c.1064+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SDHA c.1064+2T>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SDHA c.1065-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SDHA c.1260+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SDHA c.1260+2T>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SDHA c.1261-1G>A Likely 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/sdha-p-arg500 (accessed [today's date]).

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