Is CHRNB2 c.210+15C>T pathogenic?

CHRNB2 c.210+15C>T is classified Likely benign in CHRNB2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2021-02-22). Very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe); Associated with familial sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy.

What condition is associated with CHRNB2 c.210+15C>T?

CHRNB2 c.210+15C>T is associated with familial sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (ClinVar).

How common is CHRNB2 c.210+15C>T in the general population?

CHRNB2 c.210+15C>T is very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is Sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy inherited?

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

CHRNB2 c.210+15C>T

rs1246189959 · VCV1652670

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe)

Conditions

familial sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
Splice region	donor +15	near-intronic (+15 nt from the splice site)
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -0.063	GERP -0.42
Non-coding constraint	Z 2.13	1 kb window · o/e 0.79 · regional · uncalibrated
Overall
CADD	10.07	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 8.47e-05% European (non-Finnish) · 1/1,180,026 alleles

Overall 0.000657% 1/152,166 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: CHRNB2
Coding: c.210+15C>T
MANE Select: NM_000748
dbSNP: rs1246189959
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:154569622 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.116 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 81.16 · 15 PDB

Full CHRNB2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

familial sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood

Similar variants

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CHRNB2 c.1338+3G>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
CHRNB2 c.366-3C>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
CHRNB2 p.Ala135Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CHRNB2 p.Ala154Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CHRNB2 p.Ala207Gly 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/chrnb2-c-210-plus-15c-t (accessed [today's date]).

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