Is MECP2 p.Pro442Ser (c.1324C>T) pathogenic?

MECP2 p.Pro442Ser (c.1324C>T) is classified Benign in MECP2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2024-03-13). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.0942); Very rare (popmax 0.00347%, afr); Associated with severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly.

What condition is associated with MECP2 p.Pro442Ser (c.1324C>T)?

MECP2 p.Pro442Ser (c.1324C>T) is associated with severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly, Rett syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is MECP2 p.Pro442Ser (c.1324C>T) in the general population?

MECP2 p.Pro442Ser (c.1324C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00347%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is MECP2-related severe neonatal encephalopathy inherited?

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

What do computational predictors say about MECP2 p.Pro442Ser (c.1324C>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.0942) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

MECP2 p.Pro442Ser

c.1324C>T · rs267608622 · VCV143456

Benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.0942 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00347%, afr)

Missense predictors

0/2 damaging

AlphaMissense, SaProt · REVEL no call

Conditions

severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.0942	likely benign
REVEL	0.488	indeterminate
SaProt	LLR -5.25	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense and SaProt both call this tolerated; REVEL makes no call.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 5.2	GERP -0.9, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.55	unconstrained · MANE · 1,052 bp · p 2.6e-22 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	17.97	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

⚠ Isoform check: AlphaMissense numbered on a different transcript (AM P430S vs ClinVar P442S) — verify the residue.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00347% African / African-American · 2/57,636 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000576% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000215%

Overall 0.000991% 12/1,211,042 alleles · very rare exomes 12/1,097,836 · genomes 0/113,206 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00347%	28,818
Admixed American	0.00217%	46,012
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0021%	47,646
South Asian	0.00176%	56,937
European (non-Finnish)	0.000782%	127,909

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: MECP2
Protein: p.Pro442Ser
Coding: c.1324C>T
MANE Select: NM_001110792
dbSNP: rs267608622
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:154030540 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 57.25 · 11 PDB
Residue 430 UniProt numbering: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in rtt); the 'disordered' region

Full MECP2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: Rett syndrome

For MECP2-related severe neonatal encephalopathy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: X-linked recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

Similar variants

MECP2 p.Pro442Leu Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
MECP2 p.Pro442= Likely benign ★ same residue
MECP2 c.414-3C>G Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
MECP2 c.62+1G>A Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
MECP2 c.62+2T>G Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
MECP2 p.Ala143Asp Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
MECP2 p.Ala291Val Likely pathogenic ★★★ ⚠ same condition
MECP2 p.Arg127His 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/mecp2-p-pro442ser (accessed [today's date]).

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