Is CASK p.Cys205= (c.615C>T) pathogenic?

CASK p.Cys205= (c.615C>T) is classified Benign in CASK (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-10-02). Very rare (popmax 0.00438%, amr); Associated with Intellectual disability, CASK-related, X-linked.

What condition is associated with CASK p.Cys205= (c.615C>T)?

CASK p.Cys205= (c.615C>T) is associated with Intellectual disability, CASK-related, X-linked (ClinVar).

How common is CASK p.Cys205= (c.615C>T) in the general population?

CASK p.Cys205= (c.615C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00438%, amr) (gnomAD).

CASK p.Cys205=

c.615C>T · VCV4752299

Benign Single submitter

Classification

Benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00438%, amr)

Conditions

Intellectual disability, CASK-related, X-linked

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 -0.82	GERP -3.5
Overall
CADD	2.672	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00438% Admixed American · 2/45,670 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000726% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000272%

Overall 0.000664% 8/1,204,990 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.00438%	22,835
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00215%	46,478
African / African-American	0.00175%	57,029
European (non-Finnish)	0.000449%	222,761

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: CASK
Protein: p.Cys205=
Coding: c.615C>T
MANE Select: NM_001367721
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:41665370 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 79.45 · 22 PDB
Residue 205: the protein kinase domain; a UniProt-annotated variant site (found in a patient with epilepsy and pontocerebellar hypoplasia; likely pathogenic); an α-helix

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

Disease context

Intellectual disability, CASK-related, X-linked — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

GPR82 p.Ile205Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
CASK p.Arg489Gln Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CASK p.Ala359Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CASK p.Ala833Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CASK p.Arg130Cys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CASK p.Arg572His Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CASK p.Arg61Trp Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CASK p.Asp424Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ 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/cask-p-cys205 (accessed [today's date]).

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