Is LDLR p.Cys289= (c.867C>T) pathogenic?

LDLR p.Cys289= (c.867C>T) is classified Likely benign in LDLR (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-07-29). No allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,611,362); Associated with familial hypercholesterolemia.

What condition is associated with LDLR p.Cys289= (c.867C>T)?

LDLR p.Cys289= (c.867C>T) is associated with familial hypercholesterolemia (ClinVar).

How common is LDLR p.Cys289= (c.867C>T) in the general population?

LDLR p.Cys289= (c.867C>T) is no allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,611,362) (gnomAD).

LDLR p.Cys289=

c.867C>T · rs2515977526 · VCV2018484

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Not reported

no allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,611,362)

Conditions

familial hypercholesterolemia

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.7	GERP -1.6, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	6.25	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

No allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,611,362). This is missing data, not an absence: the variant may or may not be present in gnomAD. Rarity (ACMG PM2) and BA1/BS1 cannot be assessed for it.

Variant & gene context

Gene: LDLR
Protein: p.Cys289=
Coding: c.867C>T
MANE Select: NM_000527
dbSNP: rs2515977526
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:11107441 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.091 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 75.81 · 36 PDB
Residue 289: the ldl-receptor class a 7 domain; a β-strand; a disulfide bond

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

Disease context

familial hypercholesterolemia — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

LDLR p.Cys289Ter Pathogenic ★ same residue
LDLR p.Cys289Arg Likely pathogenic ★★★ same residue
LDLR p.Cys289Tyr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
LDLR p.Cys289Gly Likely pathogenic ★ same residue
LDLR c.1186+5G>A Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
LDLR c.1359-1G>A Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
LDLR c.1359-5C>G Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
LDLR c.190+4A>T 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/ldlr-p-cys289 (accessed [today's date]).

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