Is AGRN p.Ile453= (c.1359C>T) pathogenic?

AGRN p.Ile453= (c.1359C>T) is classified Likely benign in AGRN (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-10-25). Very rare (popmax 6.91e-05%); Associated with congenital myasthenic syndrome 8.

What condition is associated with AGRN p.Ile453= (c.1359C>T)?

AGRN p.Ile453= (c.1359C>T) is associated with congenital myasthenic syndrome 8 (ClinVar).

How common is AGRN p.Ile453= (c.1359C>T) in the general population?

AGRN p.Ile453= (c.1359C>T) is very rare (popmax 6.91e-05%) (gnomAD).

AGRN p.Ile453=

c.1359C>T · rs1167819771 · VCV1919492

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 6.91e-05%)

Conditions

congenital myasthenic syndrome 8

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 -0.77	GERP -2.3, phastCons 0.001
Overall
CADD	6.04	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 6.91e-05%

Overall 6.91e-05% 1/1,447,024 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: AGRN
Protein: p.Ile453=
Coding: c.1359C>T
MANE Select: NM_198576
dbSNP: rs1167819771
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:1042137 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.73 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 69.79 · 1 PDB
Residue 453: the kazal-like 4 domain; a disulfide bond

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

Disease context

congenital myasthenic syndrome 8 — 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/agrn-p-ile453 (accessed [today's date]).

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