Is CDKL5 p.Ser796Cys (c.2387C>G) pathogenic?

CDKL5 p.Ser796Cys (c.2387C>G) is classified Uncertain significance in CDKL5 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2023-11-03). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.087); Very rare (popmax 0.00123%, nfe); Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

What condition is associated with CDKL5 p.Ser796Cys (c.2387C>G)?

CDKL5 p.Ser796Cys (c.2387C>G) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 2 (ClinVar).

How common is CDKL5 p.Ser796Cys (c.2387C>G) in the general population?

CDKL5 p.Ser796Cys (c.2387C>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00123%, nfe) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about CDKL5 p.Ser796Cys (c.2387C>G)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.087) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

CDKL5 p.Ser796Cys

c.2387C>G · rs1302133071 · VCV1790504

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.087 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00123%, nfe)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.087	likely benign
REVEL	0.169	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -9.26	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 4.9	GERP 2.5, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.70	unconstrained · MANE · 30 kb · p 1.5e-11 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	22.8	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean tolerated — a triage signal, not a reclassification

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00123% European (non-Finnish) · 11/892,882 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000661% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000483%

Overall 0.000913% 11/1,205,177 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.Ser796Cys
Coding: c.2387C>G
MANE Select: NM_001323289
dbSNP: rs1302133071
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:18625138 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 53.76 · 3 PDB
Residue 796: the 'disordered' region; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in dee2)

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

Disease context

Inborn genetic diseases — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 2

Similar variants

CDKL5 p.Ser796= Likely benign ★★★ same residue
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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
CDKL5 p.Arg948Ter 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-ser796cys (accessed [today's date]).

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