Is CBX2 p.Pro179= (c.537C>T) pathogenic?

CBX2 p.Pro179= (c.537C>T) is classified Likely benign in CBX2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2018-02-08). Very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas).

How common is CBX2 p.Pro179= (c.537C>T) in the general population?

CBX2 p.Pro179= (c.537C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas) (gnomAD).

CBX2 p.Pro179=

c.537C>T · rs782641563 · VCV722553

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas)

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 -12	GERP -3.3
Overall
CADD	2.739	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0022% South Asian · 2/91,096 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000542% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000428%

Overall 0.00093% 15/1,613,598 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0022%	45,548
Admixed American	0.00167%	60,010
European (non-Finnish)	0.00102%	98,338

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: CBX2
Protein: p.Pro179=
Coding: c.537C>T
MANE Select: NM_005189
dbSNP: rs782641563
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:79783980 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.946 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 57.29 · 3 PDB
Residue 179: the 'disordered' region

Full CBX2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Similar variants

CBX2 p.Pro179His Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
CBX2 c.288+52G>T Uncertain significance ★★ same type
CBX2 p.Arg137His Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
CBX2 p.Gln349His Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
CBX2 p.Gly133Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
CBX2 p.Gly287Arg Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
CBX2 p.Gly332Asp Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
CBX2 p.Met260Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type

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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/cbx2-p-pro179 (accessed [today's date]).

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