Is CHD2 p.Arg1137Ter (c.3409C>T) pathogenic?

CHD2 p.Arg1137Ter (c.3409C>T) is classified Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic in CHD2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 5 submitters; last evaluated 2026-08-12). Very rare (popmax 6.86e-05%); Associated with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 94.

What condition is associated with CHD2 p.Arg1137Ter (c.3409C>T)?

CHD2 p.Arg1137Ter (c.3409C>T) is associated with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 94, epilepsy (ClinVar).

How common is CHD2 p.Arg1137Ter (c.3409C>T) in the general population?

CHD2 p.Arg1137Ter (c.3409C>T) is very rare (popmax 6.86e-05%) (gnomAD).

How is Lennox-Gastaut syndrome inherited?

Typically Autosomal dominant, Multigenic/multifactorial (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

CHD2 p.Arg1137Ter

c.3409C>T · rs773860345 · VCV541362

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic Multiple submitters

Classification

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 5 submitters

Consequence

nonsense (stop-gain)

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 6.86e-05%)

Conditions

developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 94

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Consequence	nonsense (stop-gain)	predicted loss-of-function in a haploinsufficient gene (ClinGen)
NMD	predicted	premature termination codon in exon 26 of 39
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 2.7	GERP -1, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	41.0	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Predicted loss-of-function is descriptive, not an applied PVS1 code.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 6.86e-05%

Overall 6.86e-05% 1/1,457,442 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: CHD2
Protein: p.Arg1137Ter
Coding: c.3409C>T
MANE Select: NM_001271
dbSNP: rs773860345
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr15:92985669 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.174 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 60.81
Residue 1137: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in dee94); a UniProt-annotated variant site (found in a patient with progressive myoclonus epilepsy; uncertain significance)

Full CHD2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 94 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: epilepsy

For Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Multigenic/multifactorial, Not applicable
Onset: Childhood, Infancy
Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (Europe)

Similar variants

CHD2 p.Arg1137Gln Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
CHD2 c.1153+1G>C Pathogenic ★★ same condition
CHD2 c.1809+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CHD2 c.294+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CHD2 c.443+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CHD2 c.693-1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CHD2 p.Ala879Val Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
CHD2 p.Arg1072Ter 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/chd2-p-arg1137ter (accessed [today's date]).

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