Is UNG p.Ala51= (c.153C>G) pathogenic?

UNG p.Ala51= (c.153C>G) is classified Likely benign in UNG (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-06-30). Very rare (popmax 0.00839%, amr); Associated with hyper-IgM syndrome type 5.

What condition is associated with UNG p.Ala51= (c.153C>G)?

UNG p.Ala51= (c.153C>G) is associated with hyper-IgM syndrome type 5 (ClinVar).

How common is UNG p.Ala51= (c.153C>G) in the general population?

UNG p.Ala51= (c.153C>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00839%, amr) (gnomAD).

UNG p.Ala51=

c.153C>G · rs1382771989 · VCV1568145

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00839%, amr)

Conditions

hyper-IgM syndrome type 5

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 0.22	GERP 2.6, phastCons 0.97
Overall
CADD	10.99	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00839% Admixed American · 5/59,562 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00325% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00208%

Overall 0.000497% 8/1,609,898 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.00839%	11,912
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00161%	62,290
European (non-Finnish)	0.00017%	589,216

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: UNG
Protein: p.Ala51=
Coding: c.153C>G
MANE Select: NM_080911
dbSNP: rs1382771989
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:109098452 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.22 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 86.52 · 24 PDB
Residue 51: the 'disordered' region

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

Disease context

hyper-IgM syndrome type 5 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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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/ung-p-ala51 (accessed [today's date]).

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