Is EHMT1 p.Ser545= (c.1635C>T) pathogenic?

EHMT1 p.Ser545= (c.1635C>T) is classified Benign in EHMT1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-06-11). Very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas); Associated with Kleefstra syndrome 1.

What condition is associated with EHMT1 p.Ser545= (c.1635C>T)?

EHMT1 p.Ser545= (c.1635C>T) is associated with Kleefstra syndrome 1 (ClinVar).

How common is EHMT1 p.Ser545= (c.1635C>T) in the general population?

EHMT1 p.Ser545= (c.1635C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas) (gnomAD).

EHMT1 p.Ser545=

c.1635C>T · rs746238847 · VCV1979540

Benign Single submitter

Classification

Benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas)

Conditions

Kleefstra syndrome 1

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 -7.6	GERP -3.6
Overall
CADD	1.058	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00223% East Asian · 1/44,884 alleles

Filtering AF 2.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.1e-05%

Overall 0.00031% 5/1,614,174 alleles · very rare exomes 5/1,461,872 · genomes 0/152,302 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00223%	44,884
Admixed American	0.00167%	60,012
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,510
European (non-Finnish)	0.000169%	590,023

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.Ser545=
Coding: c.1635C>T
MANE Select: NM_024757
dbSNP: rs746238847
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:137762808 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.159 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 64.89 · 22 PDB

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.Ser545Asn 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-ser545 (accessed [today's date]).

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