Is MORC2 p.Ser730= (c.2190C>T) pathogenic?

MORC2 p.Ser730= (c.2190C>T) is classified Benign in MORC2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-06-19). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0801%, sas); Associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2Z.

What condition is associated with MORC2 p.Ser730= (c.2190C>T)?

MORC2 p.Ser730= (c.2190C>T) is associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2Z (ClinVar).

How common is MORC2 p.Ser730= (c.2190C>T) in the general population?

MORC2 p.Ser730= (c.2190C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0801%, sas) (gnomAD).

MORC2 p.Ser730=

Q: How is Autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2Z inherited?

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

c.2190C>T · rs376896083 · VCV1604385

Benign Single submitter

Classification

Benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0801%, sas)

Conditions

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2Z

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 -0.18	GERP -3.6
Overall
CADD	1.48	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0801% South Asian · 73/91,082 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0654% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0599%

Overall 0.00458% 74/1,614,044 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 67/1,461,732 · genomes 7/152,312 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0801%	1,248
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,504

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: MORC2
Protein: p.Ser730=
Coding: c.2190C>T
MANE Select: NM_001303256
dbSNP: rs376896083
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr22:30934784 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.3 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 78.37 · 9 PDB
Residue 730: a modified residue (phosphoserine); the 'disordered' region

Full MORC2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2Z — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2Z (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal

Similar variants

MORC2 p.Ser730Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
MORC2 p.Arg132Cys Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MORC2 p.Arg252Trp Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MORC2 p.Arg266Ser Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MORC2 p.Asp466Asn Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
MORC2 p.Glu236Gly Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MORC2 p.Glu27Lys Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
MORC2 p.Ser87Leu 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/morc2-p-ser730 (accessed [today's date]).

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