Is USH2A p.Val2829Ala (c.8486T>C) pathogenic?

USH2A p.Val2829Ala (c.8486T>C) is classified Uncertain significance in USH2A (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 4 submitters; last evaluated 2023-11-27). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.0835); Very rare (popmax 0.00801%, afr); Associated with retinitis pigmentosa 39.

What condition is associated with USH2A p.Val2829Ala (c.8486T>C)?

USH2A p.Val2829Ala (c.8486T>C) is associated with retinitis pigmentosa 39, Usher syndrome type 2A (ClinVar).

How common is USH2A p.Val2829Ala (c.8486T>C) in the general population?

USH2A p.Val2829Ala (c.8486T>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00801%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Retinitis pigmentosa inherited?

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

What do computational predictors say about USH2A p.Val2829Ala (c.8486T>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.0835) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

USH2A p.Val2829Ala

c.8486T>C · rs759063087 · VCV845601

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 4 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.0835 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00801%, afr)

Missense predictors

0/2 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL · SaProt no call

Conditions

retinitis pigmentosa 39

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.0835	likely benign
REVEL	0.112	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	—	not scored · why
⇒ AlphaMissense and REVEL both call this tolerated; SaProt makes no call.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -0.21	GERP -5.2
Regional constraint	o/e 1.05	unconstrained · MANE · 797 kb · p 0.00011 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	2.872	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean tolerated — a triage signal, not a reclassification

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL is an independent agreement signal.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00801% African / African-American · 6/74,918 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00347% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00229%

Overall 0.000496% 8/1,613,972 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00801%	12,486
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0032%	31,242

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: USH2A
Protein: p.Val2829Ala
Coding: c.8486T>C
MANE Select: NM_206933
dbSNP: rs759063087
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:215878836 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.855 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Residue 2829: the fibronectin type-iii 15 domain

Full USH2A gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

retinitis pigmentosa 39 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: Usher syndrome type 2A

For Retinitis pigmentosa (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, Mitochondrial inheritance
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood
Prevalence: 1-5 / 10 000 (Europe)

Similar variants

USH2A p.Val2829fs Likely pathogenic ★ same residue
USH2A c.12295-3T>A Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
USH2A c.8559-2A>G Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
USH2A c.8682-9A>G Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
USH2A p.Ala4740Asp Pathogenic ★★★ ⚠ same condition
USH2A p.Arg3905Cys Pathogenic ★★★ ⚠ same condition
USH2A p.Arg4192Cys Likely pathogenic ★★★ ⚠ same condition
USH2A p.Asn346His 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/ush2a-p-val2829ala (accessed [today's date]).

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