Is CDKL5 p.Arg261= (c.783A>G) pathogenic?

CDKL5 p.Arg261= (c.783A>G) is classified Likely benign in CDKL5 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-07-06). Very rare (popmax 9.22e-05%); Associated with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 2.

What condition is associated with CDKL5 p.Arg261= (c.783A>G)?

CDKL5 p.Arg261= (c.783A>G) is associated with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 2 (ClinVar).

How common is CDKL5 p.Arg261= (c.783A>G) in the general population?

CDKL5 p.Arg261= (c.783A>G) is very rare (popmax 9.22e-05%) (gnomAD).

How is CDKL5-deficiency disorder inherited?

Typically X-linked dominant (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

CDKL5 p.Arg261=

c.783A>G · rs1925958381 · VCV834468

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 9.22e-05%)

Conditions

developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 2

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 8	GERP 0.71, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	12.81	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 9.22e-05%

Overall 9.22e-05% 1/1,084,143 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: CDKL5
Protein: p.Arg261=
Coding: c.783A>G
MANE Select: NM_001323289
dbSNP: rs1925958381
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:18595386 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 53.76 · 3 PDB
Residue 261: the protein kinase domain; an α-helix

Full CDKL5 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 2 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For CDKL5-deficiency disorder (Orphanet):

Inheritance: X-linked dominant
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

Similar variants

CDKL5 p.Arg261fs Pathogenic ★ same residue
CDKL5 p.Arg261Gly Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
CDKL5 c.146-1G>A Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
CDKL5 p.Ala157Pro Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
CDKL5 p.Ala157Val Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
CDKL5 p.Ala40Val Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
CDKL5 p.Arg178Gln Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
CDKL5 p.Arg717= Likely 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/cdkl5-p-arg261 (accessed [today's date]).

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