Is AXIN2 p.Phe291= (c.873T>C) pathogenic?

AXIN2 p.Phe291= (c.873T>C) is classified Likely benign in AXIN2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-06-13). Very rare (popmax 0.00224%, eas); Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with AXIN2 p.Phe291= (c.873T>C)?

AXIN2 p.Phe291= (c.873T>C) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, oligodontia-cancer predisposition syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is AXIN2 p.Phe291= (c.873T>C) in the general population?

AXIN2 p.Phe291= (c.873T>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00224%, eas) (gnomAD).

AXIN2 p.Phe291=

c.873T>C · rs1385371992 · VCV1764509

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00224%, eas)

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

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 -1.1	GERP -2.5
Overall
CADD	4.048	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00224% East Asian · 1/44,670 alleles

Overall 0.000187% 3/1,606,654 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00224%	44,670
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00161%	62,218
African / African-American	0.00134%	74,830

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: AXIN2
Protein: p.Phe291=
Coding: c.873T>C
MANE Select: NM_004655
dbSNP: rs1385371992
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:65549603 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.397 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 61.71 · 1 PDB

Full AXIN2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

hereditary neoplastic syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: oligodontia-cancer predisposition syndrome

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AXIN2 c.1201-1G>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
AXIN2 c.1713-1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
AXIN2 c.815+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
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AXIN2 p.Arg129Ter 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/axin2-p-phe291 (accessed [today's date]).

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