Is SLC6A5 p.Pro26= (c.78G>A) pathogenic?

SLC6A5 p.Pro26= (c.78G>A) is classified Likely benign in SLC6A5 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-05-22). Very rare (popmax 0.00173%, amr); Associated with hyperekplexia 3.

What condition is associated with SLC6A5 p.Pro26= (c.78G>A)?

SLC6A5 p.Pro26= (c.78G>A) is associated with hyperekplexia 3 (ClinVar).

How common is SLC6A5 p.Pro26= (c.78G>A) in the general population?

SLC6A5 p.Pro26= (c.78G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00173%, amr) (gnomAD).

How is Hereditary hyperekplexia inherited?

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

SLC6A5 p.Pro26=

c.78G>A · rs774163356 · VCV2006637

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00173%, amr)

Conditions

hyperekplexia 3

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 -0.72	GERP -5.3
Overall
CADD	1.33	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00173% Admixed American · 1/57,656 alleles

Overall 0.000128% 2/1,568,070 alleles · very rare exomes 2/1,416,344 · genomes 0/151,726 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.00173%	57,656
European (non-Finnish)	8.59e-05%	1,163,940

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: SLC6A5
Protein: p.Pro26=
Coding: c.78G>A
MANE Select: NM_004211
dbSNP: rs774163356
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:20601203 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 87.54 · 36 PDB

Full SLC6A5 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

hyperekplexia 3 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Hereditary hyperekplexia (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

Similar variants

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SLC6A5 c.2070+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SLC6A5 c.679+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SLC6A5 c.985+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SLC6A5 p.Arg191Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
SLC6A5 p.Arg439Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
SLC6A5 p.Cys3Ter Pathogenic/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/slc6a5-p-pro26 (accessed [today's date]).

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