Is UNC119 p.Pro211= (c.633G>A) pathogenic?

UNC119 p.Pro211= (c.633G>A) is classified Likely benign in UNC119 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-06-23). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid).

How common is UNC119 p.Pro211= (c.633G>A) in the general population?

UNC119 p.Pro211= (c.633G>A) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid) (gnomAD).

UNC119 p.Pro211=

c.633G>A · rs560119422 · VCV1611078

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid)

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 -20	GERP -3.9
Overall
CADD	0.163	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0164% Middle Eastern · 1/6,084 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000763% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000605%

Overall 0.00142% 23/1,614,094 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 22/1,461,874 · genomes 1/152,220 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0164%	6,084
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.008%	12,497
East Asian	0.00223%	44,900
European (non-Finnish)	0.00127%	78,669
South Asian	0.0011%	91,094

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: UNC119
Protein: p.Pro211=
Coding: c.633G>A
MANE Select: NM_005148
dbSNP: rs560119422
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:28547387 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.139 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 80.03 · 9 PDB
Residue 211: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in cord24; when expressed in transgenic mice, it results in age-dependent fundus lesions, defects in photoreceptor synaptic transmission and retinal degeneration); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in cord24; uncertain significance); the 'required for centrosome localization' region

Full UNC119 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Similar variants

UNC119 p.Pro211Leu Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
UNC119 p.Pro211Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
UNC119 p.Arg113Trp Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
UNC119 p.Arg118Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
UNC119 p.Arg118Trp Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
UNC119 p.Arg119Trp Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
UNC119 p.Arg127Cys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
UNC119 p.Arg127His Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type

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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/unc119-p-pro211 (accessed [today's date]).

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