Is TTC8 p.Arg443= (c.1327C>A) pathogenic?

TTC8 p.Arg443= (c.1327C>A) is classified Likely benign in TTC8 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-07-14). Very rare (popmax 0.000254%, nfe); Associated with Bardet-Biedl syndrome.

What condition is associated with TTC8 p.Arg443= (c.1327C>A)?

TTC8 p.Arg443= (c.1327C>A) is associated with Bardet-Biedl syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is TTC8 p.Arg443= (c.1327C>A) in the general population?

TTC8 p.Arg443= (c.1327C>A) is very rare (popmax 0.000254%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is Bardet-Biedl syndrome inherited?

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

TTC8 p.Arg443=

c.1327C>A · rs140698625 · VCV1116083

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000254%, nfe)

Conditions

Bardet-Biedl syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.169	moderately benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.41	GERP 0.9, phastCons 0.99
Overall
CADD	10.64	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000254% European (non-Finnish) · 3/1,179,856 alleles

Filtering AF 6.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.9e-05%

Overall 0.000205% 3/1,461,584 alleles · very 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: TTC8
Protein: p.Arg443=
Coding: c.1327C>A
MANE Select: NM_144596
dbSNP: rs140698625
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr14:88872432 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.8 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 84.48

Full TTC8 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Bardet-Biedl syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Bardet-Biedl syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive, Oligogenic
Onset: Antenatal, Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Specific population)

Similar variants

TTC8 p.Arg443Gln Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ same residue
TTC8 p.Arg443Trp Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ same residue
TTC8 c.114+2T>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TTC8 c.265+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TTC8 c.799-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TTC8 p.Gln187Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TTC8 p.Gln247Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TTC8 p.Gln86Ter 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/ttc8-p-arg443 (accessed [today's date]).

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