Is EMD p.Lys37Ile (c.110_111delinsTC) pathogenic?

EMD p.Lys37Ile (c.110111delinsTC) is classified Uncertain significance in EMD (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-06-06). Associated with X-linked Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy.

What condition is associated with EMD p.Lys37Ile (c.110_111delinsTC)?

EMD p.Lys37Ile (c.110_111delinsTC) is associated with X-linked Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (ClinVar).

How is Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy inherited?

Typically Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

EMD p.Lys37Ile

c.110_111delinsTC · VCV3603705

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

Conditions

X-linked Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · substitutions only
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 10	GERP 1.2, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.05	unconstrained · MANE · 1,709 bp · p 0.47 · regional, not allelic

Variant & gene context

Gene: EMD
Protein: p.Lys37Ile
Coding: c.110_111delinsTC
MANE Select: NM_000117
Type: Indel
Location: chrX:154379717 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 61.26 · 6 PDB
Residue 37: the lem domain; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in cmd3c; likely pathogenic; loss of nuclear localization); an α-helix

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

Disease context

X-linked Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive
Onset: Childhood
Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (Europe)

Similar variants

EMD p.Lys37Met Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
EMD p.Lys37Arg Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
EMD p.Lys37del Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ same residue
EMD p.His23Pro Uncertain significance ★ same condition
EMD c.187+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
EMD c.187+1G>T Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
EMD c.265+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
EMD c.266-2A>G 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/emd-p-lys37ile (accessed [today's date]).

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