Is EHMT1 p.Gln1237Glu (c.3709C>G) pathogenic?

EHMT1 p.Gln1237Glu (c.3709C>G) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in EHMT1 (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-05-16). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.0749); Very rare (popmax 0.005%, amr); Associated with Kleefstra syndrome 1.

What condition is associated with EHMT1 p.Gln1237Glu (c.3709C>G)?

EHMT1 p.Gln1237Glu (c.3709C>G) is associated with Kleefstra syndrome 1 (ClinVar).

How common is EHMT1 p.Gln1237Glu (c.3709C>G) in the general population?

EHMT1 p.Gln1237Glu (c.3709C>G) is very rare (popmax 0.005%, amr) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about EHMT1 p.Gln1237Glu (c.3709C>G)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.0749) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

EHMT1 p.Gln1237Glu

c.3709C>G · rs1325669112 · VCV1054699

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.0749 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.005%, amr)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

Kleefstra syndrome 1

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.0749	likely benign
REVEL	0.125	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -2.60	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 4	GERP 1.6, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.94	unconstrained · MANE · 549 bp · p 0.43 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	17.64	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.005% Admixed American · 3/60,004 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00133% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000668%

Overall 0.000206% 3/1,458,282 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: EHMT1
Protein: p.Gln1237Glu
Coding: c.3709C>G
MANE Select: NM_024757
dbSNP: rs1325669112
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:137834517 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.159 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 64.89 · 22 PDB
Residue 1237: the set domain

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

Disease context

Kleefstra syndrome 1 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

EHMT1 p.Gln1237Ter Pathogenic ★ 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-gln1237glu (accessed [today's date]).

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