Is CPEB2 p.Arg227Cys (c.679C>T) pathogenic?

CPEB2 p.Arg227Cys (c.679C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in CPEB2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-10-02). Very rare (popmax 0.00152%, afr).

How common is CPEB2 p.Arg227Cys (c.679C>T) in the general population?

CPEB2 p.Arg227Cys (c.679C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00152%, afr) (gnomAD).

CPEB2 p.Arg227Cys

c.679C>T · VCV4656077

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00152%, afr)

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.044	moderately benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 2.7	GERP 0.55, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.34	unconstrained · MANE · 50 kb · p 8.8e-28 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	23.6	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00152% African / African-American · 1/65,616 alleles

Overall 8.08e-05% 1/1,238,304 alleles · very rare

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: CPEB2
Protein: p.Arg227Cys
Coding: c.679C>T
MANE Select: NM_001177382
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr4:15003352 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.328 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 61.86

Full CPEB2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

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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/cpeb2-p-arg227cys (accessed [today's date]).

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