Is TMC8 p.Thr288= (c.864C>G) pathogenic?

TMC8 p.Thr288= (c.864C>G) is classified Likely benign in TMC8 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-01-11). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with epidermodysplasia verruciformis.

What condition is associated with TMC8 p.Thr288= (c.864C>G)?

TMC8 p.Thr288= (c.864C>G) is associated with epidermodysplasia verruciformis (ClinVar).

How common is TMC8 p.Thr288= (c.864C>G) in the general population?

TMC8 p.Thr288= (c.864C>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Inherited epidermodysplasia verruciformis inherited?

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

TMC8 p.Thr288=

c.864C>G · rs2510788953 · VCV2827690

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

epidermodysplasia verruciformis

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 -0.74	GERP -2.5
Overall
CADD	2.605	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: TMC8
Protein: p.Thr288=
Coding: c.864C>G
MANE Select: NM_152468
dbSNP: rs2510788953
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:78134441 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.201 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 76.77

Full TMC8 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

epidermodysplasia verruciformis — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Inherited epidermodysplasia verruciformis (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: All ages

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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/tmc8-p-thr288 (accessed [today's date]).

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