Is CNTN2 p.Ser281= (c.843C>T) pathogenic?

CNTN2 p.Ser281= (c.843C>T) is classified Likely benign in CNTN2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-07-03). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0267%, afr); Associated with epilepsy, familial adult myoclonic, 5.

What condition is associated with CNTN2 p.Ser281= (c.843C>T)?

CNTN2 p.Ser281= (c.843C>T) is associated with epilepsy, familial adult myoclonic, 5 (ClinVar).

How common is CNTN2 p.Ser281= (c.843C>T) in the general population?

CNTN2 p.Ser281= (c.843C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0267%, afr) (gnomAD).

CNTN2 p.Ser281=

c.843C>T · rs150754227 · VCV1548917

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0267%, afr)

Conditions

epilepsy, familial adult myoclonic, 5

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 1.1	GERP -1.8, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	14.52	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0267% African / African-American · 20/74,916 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0177% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0147%

Overall 0.00143% 23/1,613,838 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 12/1,461,646 · genomes 11/152,192 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.0267%	3,746
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0032%	31,238
European (non-Finnish)	8.48e-05%	1,179,903

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: CNTN2
Protein: p.Ser281=
Coding: c.843C>T
MANE Select: NM_005076
dbSNP: rs150754227
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:205061290 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.542 · pLI 0.02 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 86.13 · 5 PDB
Residue 281: the ig-like c2-type 3 domain

Full CNTN2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

epilepsy, familial adult myoclonic, 5 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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CNTN2 p.Trp731Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
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CNTN2 p.Ala263Thr 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/cntn2-p-ser281 (accessed [today's date]).

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