Is GRIN2B p.Ala72= (c.216C>A) pathogenic?

GRIN2B p.Ala72= (c.216C>A) is classified Likely benign in GRIN2B (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-08-05). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 27.

What condition is associated with GRIN2B p.Ala72= (c.216C>A)?

GRIN2B p.Ala72= (c.216C>A) is associated with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 27, intellectual disability, autosomal dominant 6 (ClinVar).

How common is GRIN2B p.Ala72= (c.216C>A) in the general population?

GRIN2B p.Ala72= (c.216C>A) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome inherited?

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

GRIN2B p.Ala72=

c.216C>A · rs1865820922 · VCV2021943

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 27

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 5.9	GERP 1.8, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	9.854	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: GRIN2B
Protein: p.Ala72=
Coding: c.216C>A
MANE Select: NM_000834
dbSNP: rs1865820922
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:13865993 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.102 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 60.66 · 36 PDB
Residue 72: a β-strand

Full GRIN2B gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 27 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: intellectual disability, autosomal dominant 6

For Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, X-linked dominant

Similar variants

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GRIN2B p.Ala644Asp Pathogenic ★★ same condition
GRIN2B p.Ala734Val Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
GRIN2B p.Ala819Thr Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
GRIN2B p.Arg1111His Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
GRIN2B p.Arg393Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
GRIN2B p.Arg519Gln 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/grin2b-p-ala72 (accessed [today's date]).

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