Is CHRNB2 p.Gln59Ter (c.175C>T) pathogenic?

CHRNB2 p.Gln59Ter (c.175C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in CHRNB2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-08-04). Very rare (popmax 0.0011%, sas); Associated with familial sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy.

What condition is associated with CHRNB2 p.Gln59Ter (c.175C>T)?

CHRNB2 p.Gln59Ter (c.175C>T) is associated with familial sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (ClinVar).

How common is CHRNB2 p.Gln59Ter (c.175C>T) in the general population?

CHRNB2 p.Gln59Ter (c.175C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.0011%, sas) (gnomAD).

How is Sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy inherited?

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

CHRNB2 p.Gln59Ter

c.175C>T · rs1696125297 · VCV947705

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

Consequence

nonsense (stop-gain)

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.0011%, sas)

Conditions

familial sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy

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 2 of 6
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7.6	GERP 2, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	38.0	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 0.0011% South Asian · 1/91,086 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000124% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 9e-05%

Overall 0.000372% 6/1,614,142 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0011%	91,086
European (non-Finnish)	0.000424%	236,001

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
Protein: p.Gln59Ter
Coding: c.175C>T
MANE Select: NM_000748
dbSNP: rs1696125297
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:154569572 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.116 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 81.16 · 15 PDB
Residue 59: a β-strand

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

CHRNB2 p.Gln59= Likely benign ★ same residue
CHRNB2 p.Val287Leu Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CHRNB2 p.Val287Met Pathogenic ★★ same condition
CHRNB2 p.Val308Ala Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
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

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-p-gln59ter (accessed [today's date]).

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