Is EHMT1 p.Asp887= (c.2661C>T) pathogenic?

EHMT1 p.Asp887= (c.2661C>T) is classified Benign/Likely benign in EHMT1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-10-06). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0231%, sas); Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

What condition is associated with EHMT1 p.Asp887= (c.2661C>T)?

EHMT1 p.Asp887= (c.2661C>T) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases, Kleefstra syndrome 1 (ClinVar).

How common is EHMT1 p.Asp887= (c.2661C>T) in the general population?

EHMT1 p.Asp887= (c.2661C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0231%, sas) (gnomAD).

EHMT1 p.Asp887=

c.2661C>T · rs139459283 · VCV757640

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0231%, sas)

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

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 -2.4	GERP -3.4
Overall
CADD	2.367	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0231% South Asian · 21/91,080 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0154% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0129%

Overall 0.00211% 34/1,614,046 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0231%	4,337
African / African-American	0.0174%	5,763

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: EHMT1
Protein: p.Asp887=
Coding: c.2661C>T
MANE Select: NM_024757
dbSNP: rs139459283
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:137800933 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.159 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 64.89 · 22 PDB
Residue 887: an α-helix

Full EHMT1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Inborn genetic diseases — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: Kleefstra syndrome 1

Similar variants

EHMT1 p.Asp887Asn Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
EHMT1 c.1370-1G>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
EHMT1 c.1647+2T>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
EHMT1 c.2193-1G>C Pathogenic ★★ same condition
EHMT1 c.2276-2A>G Pathogenic ★★ same condition
EHMT1 c.2712+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
EHMT1 c.2867+2T>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
EHMT1 c.3036-1G>A 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/ehmt1-p-asp887 (accessed [today's date]).

Preprint & method: sugi.bio/variant/method Machine-readable: this page as Markdown