Is CLN6 p.Ser132= (c.396T>G) pathogenic?

CLN6 p.Ser132= (c.396T>G) is classified Likely benign in CLN6 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-03-14). Very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas); Associated with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.

What condition is associated with CLN6 p.Ser132= (c.396T>G)?

CLN6 p.Ser132= (c.396T>G) is associated with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (ClinVar).

How common is CLN6 p.Ser132= (c.396T>G) in the general population?

CLN6 p.Ser132= (c.396T>G) is very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas) (gnomAD).

CLN6 p.Ser132=

c.396T>G · rs949403836 · VCV1533005

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas)

Conditions

neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

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 -2.7
Overall
CADD	0.142	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0022% South Asian · 2/91,076 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000365% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000137%

Overall 0.000205% 3/1,461,646 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0022%	45,538
European (non-Finnish)	8.48e-05%	1,179,880

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: CLN6
Protein: p.Ser132=
Coding: c.396T>G
MANE Select: NM_017882
dbSNP: rs949403836
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr15:68211765 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.015 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 85.86

Full CLN6 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

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CLN6 c.543-1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CLN6 c.665+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CLN6 c.84-1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CLN6 p.Arg103Gln Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
CLN6 p.Arg149Cys Likely 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/cln6-p-ser132 (accessed [today's date]).

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