Is EHMT1 p.Ser987= (c.2961C>T) pathogenic?

EHMT1 p.Ser987= (c.2961C>T) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in EHMT1 (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-12-28). Very rare (popmax 0.00329%, sas); Associated with Kleefstra syndrome 1.

What condition is associated with EHMT1 p.Ser987= (c.2961C>T)?

EHMT1 p.Ser987= (c.2961C>T) is associated with Kleefstra syndrome 1 (ClinVar).

How common is EHMT1 p.Ser987= (c.2961C>T) in the general population?

EHMT1 p.Ser987= (c.2961C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00329%, sas) (gnomAD).

EHMT1 p.Ser987=

c.2961C>T · rs781254508 · VCV493504

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00329%, sas)

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 -7.7	GERP -2.3
Overall
CADD	5.02	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00329% South Asian · 3/91,084 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000875% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000443%

Overall 0.00112% 18/1,613,392 alleles · very rare exomes 17/1,461,234 · genomes 1/152,158 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.00329%	30,361
African / African-American	0.00267%	37,459
East Asian	0.00223%	44,892
European (non-Finnish)	0.00102%	98,336

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.Ser987=
Coding: c.2961C>T
MANE Select: NM_024757
dbSNP: rs781254508
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:137813099 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.159 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 64.89 · 22 PDB
Residue 987: an α-helix

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.Ser987Gly 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-ser987 (accessed [today's date]).

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