Is MORC2 p.Ser971Phe (c.2912C>T) pathogenic?

MORC2 p.Ser971Phe (c.2912C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in MORC2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-08-08). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.1524); Very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas); Associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2Z.

What condition is associated with MORC2 p.Ser971Phe (c.2912C>T)?

MORC2 p.Ser971Phe (c.2912C>T) is associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2Z (ClinVar).

How common is MORC2 p.Ser971Phe (c.2912C>T) in the general population?

MORC2 p.Ser971Phe (c.2912C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about MORC2 p.Ser971Phe (c.2912C>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.1524) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

MORC2 p.Ser971Phe

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.2912C>T · rs142559213 · VCV2789248

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.1524 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2Z

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.1524	likely benign
REVEL	0.078	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -9.99	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 4.6	GERP 1.5, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.68	unconstrained · MANE · 7,374 bp · p 2e-10 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	26.1	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean tolerated — a triage signal, not a reclassification

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

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0022% South Asian · 2/91,072 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000365% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000137%

Overall 0.000124% 2/1,614,094 alleles · very rare exomes 2/1,461,886 · genomes 0/152,208 · joint denominator

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.Ser971Phe
Coding: c.2912C>T
MANE Select: NM_001303256
dbSNP: rs142559213
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr22:30928137 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.3 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 78.37 · 9 PDB

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

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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/morc2-p-ser971phe (accessed [today's date]).

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