Is BMAL2 p.Thr79Ala (c.235A>G) pathogenic?

BMAL2 p.Thr79Ala (c.235A>G) is classified Uncertain significance in BMAL2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-12-15). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.073); Absent from gnomAD v4.1.

How common is BMAL2 p.Thr79Ala (c.235A>G) in the general population?

BMAL2 p.Thr79Ala (c.235A>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about BMAL2 p.Thr79Ala (c.235A>G)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.073) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

BMAL2 p.Thr79Ala

c.235A>G · VCV4835697

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.073 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.073	likely benign
REVEL	0.068	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -6.37	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.051	GERP -0.12, phastCons 0.013
Regional constraint	o/e 0.92	unconstrained · MANE · 87 kb · p 0.025 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	12.06	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean tolerated — a triage signal, not a reclassification

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: BMAL2
Protein: p.Thr79Ala
Coding: c.235A>G
MANE Select: NM_020183
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:27370181 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 61.96 · 1 PDB
Residue 79: the 'interaction with per2' region

Full BMAL2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

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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/bmal2-p-thr79ala (accessed [today's date]).

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