Is CLCN1 p.Pro705= (c.2115C>G) pathogenic?

CLCN1 p.Pro705= (c.2115C>G) is classified Likely benign in CLCN1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-03-13). Very rare (popmax 0.00118%, sas); Associated with myotonia congenita, autosomal dominant.

What condition is associated with CLCN1 p.Pro705= (c.2115C>G)?

CLCN1 p.Pro705= (c.2115C>G) is associated with myotonia congenita, autosomal dominant, myotonia congenita, autosomal recessive (ClinVar).

How common is CLCN1 p.Pro705= (c.2115C>G) in the general population?

CLCN1 p.Pro705= (c.2115C>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00118%, sas) (gnomAD).

How is Thomsen and Becker disease inherited?

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

CLCN1 p.Pro705=

c.2115C>G · rs781202009 · VCV2941588

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00118%, sas)

Conditions

myotonia congenita, autosomal dominant

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -11	GERP -11
Overall
CADD	0.59	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00118% South Asian · 1/84,886 alleles

Overall 0.000141% 2/1,413,642 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.00118%	84,886
European (non-Finnish)	8.64e-05%	1,156,814

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: CLCN1
Protein: p.Pro705=
Coding: c.2115C>G
MANE Select: NM_000083
dbSNP: rs781202009
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:143345705 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.026 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 68.34 · 9 PDB

Full CLCN1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

myotonia congenita, autosomal dominant — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: myotonia congenita, autosomal recessive

For Thomsen and Becker disease (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Infancy
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Worldwide)

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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/clcn1-p-pro705 (accessed [today's date]).

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