Is AGRN p.Ser212= (c.636G>A) pathogenic?

AGRN p.Ser212= (c.636G>A) is classified Likely benign in AGRN (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-04-04). Very rare (popmax 0.00357%, sas); Associated with congenital myasthenic syndrome 8.

What condition is associated with AGRN p.Ser212= (c.636G>A)?

AGRN p.Ser212= (c.636G>A) is associated with congenital myasthenic syndrome 8 (ClinVar).

How common is AGRN p.Ser212= (c.636G>A) in the general population?

AGRN p.Ser212= (c.636G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00357%, sas) (gnomAD).

AGRN p.Ser212=

c.636G>A · rs1229808680 · VCV2172757

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00357%, sas)

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 -15	GERP -1.9
Overall
CADD	0.118	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00357% South Asian · 3/84,120 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000947% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000463%

Overall 0.00026% 4/1,539,376 alleles · very rare exomes 4/1,388,320 · genomes 0/151,056 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.00357%	28,040
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00167%	60,060

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.Ser212=
Coding: c.636G>A
MANE Select: NM_198576
dbSNP: rs1229808680
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:1040789 (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 212: the kazal-like 1 domain

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-ser212 (accessed [today's date]).

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