Is COLQ p.Ser39= (c.117C>T) pathogenic?

COLQ p.Ser39= (c.117C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in COLQ (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2018-01-13). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with congenital myasthenic syndrome 5.

What condition is associated with COLQ p.Ser39= (c.117C>T)?

COLQ p.Ser39= (c.117C>T) is associated with congenital myasthenic syndrome 5 (ClinVar).

How common is COLQ p.Ser39= (c.117C>T) in the general population?

COLQ p.Ser39= (c.117C>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Congenital myasthenic syndrome inherited?

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

COLQ p.Ser39=

c.117C>T · rs138891500 · VCV901737

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

congenital myasthenic syndrome 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 3.8	GERP -0.001, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	9.018	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: COLQ
Protein: p.Ser39=
Coding: c.117C>T
MANE Select: NM_005677
dbSNP: rs138891500
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr3:15489627 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.902 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 55.25 · 2 PDB

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

Disease context

congenital myasthenic syndrome 5 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Congenital myasthenic syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (Europe)

Similar variants

COLQ p.Ser39Arg Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
COLQ p.Ser39Ile Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
COLQ c.1195+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
COLQ c.1298+3A>G Pathogenic ★★ same condition
COLQ c.219+1G>C Pathogenic ★★ same condition
COLQ c.220-1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
COLQ c.393+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
COLQ c.529-2A>G Pathogenic/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/colq-p-ser39 (accessed [today's date]).

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