Is TECPR2 p.Arg959Trp (c.2875C>T) pathogenic?

TECPR2 p.Arg959Trp (c.2875C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in TECPR2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2021-09-17). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.9103); Very rare (popmax 0.00561%, nfe); Associated with hereditary spastic paraplegia.

What condition is associated with TECPR2 p.Arg959Trp (c.2875C>T)?

TECPR2 p.Arg959Trp (c.2875C>T) is associated with hereditary spastic paraplegia, hereditary spastic paraplegia 49 (ClinVar).

How common is TECPR2 p.Arg959Trp (c.2875C>T) in the general population?

TECPR2 p.Arg959Trp (c.2875C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00561%, nfe) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about TECPR2 p.Arg959Trp (c.2875C>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.9103) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

TECPR2 p.Arg959Trp

c.2875C>T · rs762185786 · VCV1344154

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.9103 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00561%, nfe)

Missense predictors

2/2 damaging

AlphaMissense, SaProt · REVEL indeterminate

Conditions

hereditary spastic paraplegia

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.9103	likely pathogenic
REVEL	0.619	indeterminate
SaProt	LLR -13.93	damaging
⇒ AlphaMissense and SaProt both call this damaging; REVEL is indeterminate.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 4.9	GERP 1.8, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.85	unconstrained · MANE · 122 kb · p 2.1e-10 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	32.0	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean damaging — a triage signal, not a reclassification

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00561% European (non-Finnish) · 66/1,176,480 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00452% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00413%

Overall 0.00423% 68/1,608,934 alleles · very rare exomes 66/1,456,892 · genomes 2/152,042 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
European (non-Finnish)grpmax	0.00561%	17,825
East Asian	0.00223%	44,824
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00161%	62,178

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: TECPR2
Protein: p.Arg959Trp
Coding: c.2875C>T
MANE Select: NM_014844
dbSNP: rs762185786
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr14:102443769 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.607 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 68.27

Full TECPR2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

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

Also linked: hereditary spastic paraplegia 49

Similar variants

TECPR2 p.Arg959Gln Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
TECPR2 c.1084+2T>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TECPR2 c.1418-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TECPR2 c.2753-1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TECPR2 p.Gln1189Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TECPR2 p.Gln191Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TECPR2 p.Gln852Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
TECPR2 p.Trp1024Ter 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/tecpr2-p-arg959trp (accessed [today's date]).

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