Is BRCA2 p.Cys279= (c.837C>T) pathogenic?

BRCA2 p.Cys279= (c.837C>T) is classified Benign/Likely benign in BRCA2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 5 submitters; last evaluated 2025-05-05). Very rare (popmax 0.00051%, nfe); Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with BRCA2 p.Cys279= (c.837C>T)?

BRCA2 p.Cys279= (c.837C>T) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is BRCA2 p.Cys279= (c.837C>T) in the general population?

BRCA2 p.Cys279= (c.837C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00051%, nfe) (gnomAD).

BRCA2 p.Cys279=

c.837C>T · rs587781421 · VCV415684

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 5 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00051%, nfe)

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 0.21	GERP -2.3, phastCons 0.006
Overall
CADD	3.695	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00051% European (non-Finnish) · 6/1,176,258 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000183% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000121%

Overall 0.000374% 6/1,604,630 alleles · very rare

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: BRCA2
Protein: p.Cys279=
Coding: c.837C>T
MANE Select: NM_000059
dbSNP: rs587781421
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr13:32332315 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.803 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)

Full BRCA2 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: hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome

Similar variants

BRCA2 p.Cys279Phe Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
BRCA2 p.Cys279Trp Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
BRCA2 p.Cys279fs Pathogenic ★★★ same residue
BRCA2 c.316+1G>T Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
BRCA2 c.316+2T>C Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
BRCA2 c.316+5G>A Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
BRCA2 c.316+5G>C Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
BRCA2 c.475+1G>A 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/brca2-p-cys279 (accessed [today's date]).

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