Is APOB p.Ser937= (c.2811T>C) pathogenic?

APOB p.Ser937= (c.2811T>C) is classified Likely benign in APOB (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-08-28). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0154%, sas); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with APOB p.Ser937= (c.2811T>C)?

APOB p.Ser937= (c.2811T>C) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, hypercholesterolemia, autosomal dominant, type B, familial hypobetalipoproteinemia 1 (ClinVar).

How common is APOB p.Ser937= (c.2811T>C) in the general population?

APOB p.Ser937= (c.2811T>C) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0154%, sas) (gnomAD).

APOB p.Ser937=

c.2811T>C · rs766130090 · VCV750258

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0154%, sas)

Conditions

Cardiovascular phenotype

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	all four deltas below 0.2 · A>C here scores Δ0.24 · evaluated, not missing
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.47	GERP -3.5, phastCons 0.006
Overall
CADD	5.549	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0154% South Asian · 14/91,076 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0092% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00735%

Overall 0.00217% 35/1,613,930 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 34/1,461,812 · genomes 1/152,118 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0154%	6,505
Admixed American	0.00167%	60,000
European (non-Finnish)	0.00161%	62,104
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,478

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: APOB
Protein: p.Ser937=
Coding: c.2811T>C
MANE Select: NM_000384
dbSNP: rs766130090
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:21022836 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.537 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Residue 937: the 'heparin-binding' region

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

Disease context

Cardiovascular phenotype — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: hypercholesterolemia, autosomal dominant, type B familial hypobetalipoproteinemia 1

Similar variants

APOB p.Ser937Arg Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ same residue
APOB c.1830-1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
APOB c.2604+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
APOB c.537+1G>T Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
APOB p.Arg1333Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
APOB p.Arg2012Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
APOB p.Arg2085Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
APOB p.Arg2513Ter 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/apob-p-ser937 (accessed [today's date]).

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