Is MAP2K2 p.Gly79= (c.237C>T) pathogenic?

MAP2K2 p.Gly79= (c.237C>T) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in MAP2K2 (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 5 submitters; last evaluated 2025-05-01). Very rare (popmax 0.00769%, sas); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with MAP2K2 p.Gly79= (c.237C>T)?

MAP2K2 p.Gly79= (c.237C>T) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, Noonan syndrome and Noonan-related syndrome, RASopathy (ClinVar).

How common is MAP2K2 p.Gly79= (c.237C>T) in the general population?

MAP2K2 p.Gly79= (c.237C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00769%, sas) (gnomAD).

MAP2K2 p.Gly79=

c.237C>T · rs755173195 · VCV1334262

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 5 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00769%, sas)

Conditions

Cardiovascular phenotype

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 -3	GERP -3.9
Overall
CADD	4.849	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00769% South Asian · 7/91,082 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00359% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00255%

Overall 0.000991% 16/1,613,994 alleles · very rare exomes 15/1,461,802 · genomes 1/152,192 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.00769%	13,012
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0032%	31,245
European (non-Finnish)	0.000593%	168,578

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: MAP2K2
Protein: p.Gly79=
Coding: c.237C>T
MANE Select: NM_030662
dbSNP: rs755173195
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:4117485 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.858 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 82.54 · 3 PDB
Residue 79: the protein kinase domain; a β-strand; a binding site

Full MAP2K2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Cardiovascular phenotype — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: Noonan syndrome and Noonan-related syndrome RASopathy

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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/map2k2-p-gly79 (accessed [today's date]).

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