Is CASK p.Leu87= (c.261T>C) pathogenic?

CASK p.Leu87= (c.261T>C) is classified Likely benign in CASK (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-08-17). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with Intellectual disability, CASK-related, X-linked.

What condition is associated with CASK p.Leu87= (c.261T>C)?

CASK p.Leu87= (c.261T>C) is associated with Intellectual disability, CASK-related, X-linked (ClinVar).

How common is CASK p.Leu87= (c.261T>C) in the general population?

CASK p.Leu87= (c.261T>C) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

CASK p.Leu87=

c.261T>C · VCV3718235

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Not reported

no allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,162,367)

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 9.3	GERP 1.6, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	11.99	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

No allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,162,367). This is missing data, not an absence: the variant may or may not be present in gnomAD. Rarity (ACMG PM2) and BA1/BS1 cannot be assessed for it.

Variant & gene context

Gene: CASK
Protein: p.Leu87=
Coding: c.261T>C
MANE Select: NM_001367721
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:41787195 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 79.45 · 22 PDB
Residue 87: the protein kinase domain; a UniProt-annotated variant site (found in a patient with epilepsy and pontocerebellar hypoplasia; likely pathogenic); a β-strand

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

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
CASK p.Asp445Asn 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-leu87 (accessed [today's date]).

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