Is ARX p.Gly93= (c.279G>T) pathogenic?

ARX p.Gly93= (c.279G>T) is classified Likely benign in ARX (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2026-01-20). Very rare (popmax 0.00419%, afr); Associated with intellectual disability, X-linked, with or without seizures, ARX-related.

How common is ARX p.Gly93= (c.279G>T) in the general population?

ARX p.Gly93= (c.279G>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00419%, afr) (gnomAD).

ARX p.Gly93=

Q: What condition is associated with ARX p.Gly93= (c.279G>T)?

ARX p.Gly93= (c.279G>T) is associated with intellectual disability, X-linked, with or without seizures, ARX-related, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 1 (ClinVar).

c.279G>T · rs1299202405 · VCV2168154

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00419%, afr)

Conditions

intellectual disability, X-linked, with or without seizures, ARX-related

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 5.2	GERP 0.76, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	14.19	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00419% African / African-American · 2/47,689 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000695% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00026%

Overall 0.000328% 3/913,502 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00419%	23,844
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00298%	33,509

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: ARX
Protein: p.Gly93=
Coding: c.279G>T
MANE Select: NM_139058
dbSNP: rs1299202405
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:25013716 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 56.51

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

Disease context

intellectual disability, X-linked, with or without seizures, ARX-related — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 1

Similar variants

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ARX p.Arg371Gln Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ARX p.Arg371Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ARX p.Arg384Cys Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ARX p.Glu294Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ARX p.Pro353Leu 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/arx-p-gly93 (accessed [today's date]).

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