Is CHKB p.Gln51Ter (c.151C>T) pathogenic?

CHKB p.Gln51Ter (c.151C>T) is classified Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic in CHKB (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 4 submitters; last evaluated 2025-09-26). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.012%, afr); Associated with megaconial type congenital muscular dystrophy.

What condition is associated with CHKB p.Gln51Ter (c.151C>T)?

CHKB p.Gln51Ter (c.151C>T) is associated with megaconial type congenital muscular dystrophy (ClinVar).

How common is CHKB p.Gln51Ter (c.151C>T) in the general population?

CHKB p.Gln51Ter (c.151C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.012%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Megaconial congenital muscular dystrophy inherited?

Typically Autosomal recessive (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

CHKB p.Gln51Ter

c.151C>T · rs373091820 · VCV451378

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic Multiple submitters

Classification

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 4 submitters

Consequence

nonsense (stop-gain)

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.012%, afr)

Conditions

megaconial type congenital muscular dystrophy

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
NMD	predicted	premature termination codon in exon 1 of 11
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 9.2	GERP 1.8, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	42.0	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 0.012% African / African-American · 9/74,866 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00624% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00468%

Overall 0.000621% 10/1,611,286 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.012%	8,318
Admixed American	0.00167%	59,938

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: CHKB
Protein: p.Gln51Ter
Coding: c.151C>T
MANE Select: NM_005198
dbSNP: rs373091820
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr22:50582631 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.015 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 86.54 · 3 PDB
Residue 51: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in mdcmc; loss of choline kinase activity; decreased amount of phosphatidylcholine in patients cells); an α-helix

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

Disease context

megaconial type congenital muscular dystrophy — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Megaconial congenital muscular dystrophy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

Similar variants

CHKB p.Gln51= Likely benign ★ same residue
CHKB c.*208T>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
CHKB p.Ala361Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CHKB p.Arg344Trp Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CHKB p.Arg62Cys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CHKB p.Gln309Glu Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CHKB p.Glu214Asp Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CHKB p.Glu336Lys 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/chkb-p-gln51ter (accessed [today's date]).

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