Is IQSEC2 p.Phe747= (c.2241C>T) pathogenic?

IQSEC2 p.Phe747= (c.2241C>T) is classified Likely benign in IQSEC2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-09-12). Very rare (popmax 0.00176%, sas); Associated with intellectual disability, X-linked 1.

What condition is associated with IQSEC2 p.Phe747= (c.2241C>T)?

IQSEC2 p.Phe747= (c.2241C>T) is associated with intellectual disability, X-linked 1 (ClinVar).

How common is IQSEC2 p.Phe747= (c.2241C>T) in the general population?

IQSEC2 p.Phe747= (c.2241C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00176%, sas) (gnomAD).

IQSEC2 p.Phe747=

Q: How is Severe intellectual disability-progressive postnatal microcephaly-midline stereotypic hand movements syndrome inherited?

Typically X-linked recessive (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

c.2241C>T · rs2519797241 · VCV2760212

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00176%, sas)

Conditions

intellectual disability, X-linked 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 5.8	GERP -0.16, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	11.42	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00176% South Asian · 1/56,978 alleles

Overall 0.000165% 2/1,211,623 alleles · very rare exomes 2/1,097,958 · genomes 0/113,665 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.00176%	56,978
European (non-Finnish)	0.000112%	895,399

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: IQSEC2
Protein: p.Phe747=
Coding: c.2241C>T
MANE Select: NM_001111125
dbSNP: rs2519797241
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:53250335 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 54.46 · 2 PDB
Residue 747: the sec7 domain

Full IQSEC2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

intellectual disability, X-linked 1 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Severe intellectual disability-progressive postnatal microcephaly-midline stereotypic hand movements syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: X-linked recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

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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/iqsec2-p-phe747 (accessed [today's date]).

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