Is TFRC p.Phe264= (c.792T>C) pathogenic?

TFRC p.Phe264= (c.792T>C) is classified Likely benign in TFRC (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-02-14). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0276%, sas).

How common is TFRC p.Phe264= (c.792T>C) in the general population?

TFRC p.Phe264= (c.792T>C) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0276%, sas) (gnomAD).

TFRC p.Phe264=

c.792T>C · rs779192331 · VCV749582

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0276%, sas)

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 8	GERP 1.2, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	11.95	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0276% South Asian · 25/90,684 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0191% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0163%

Overall 0.00156% 25/1,603,666 alleles · ultra-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: TFRC
Protein: p.Phe264=
Coding: c.792T>C
MANE Select: NM_001128148
dbSNP: rs779192331
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr3:196069464 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.489 · pLI 0.98 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 86.87 · 24 PDB
Residue 264: the pa domain; an α-helix

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

Similar variants

TFRC p.Phe264Leu Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
TFRC c.1678-3C>T Uncertain significance ★★ same type
TFRC p.Ala166Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
TFRC p.Ala196Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
TFRC p.Ala293Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
TFRC p.Ala540Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
TFRC p.Ala72Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
TFRC p.Arg155His Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type

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/tfrc-p-phe264 (accessed [today's date]).

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