Is MSH2 p.Asp283= (c.849T>C) pathogenic?

MSH2 p.Asp283= (c.849T>C) is classified Benign/Likely benign in MSH2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 6 submitters; last evaluated 2025-02-01). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with MSH2 p.Asp283= (c.849T>C)?

MSH2 p.Asp283= (c.849T>C) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, Lynch syndrome 1 (ClinVar).

How common is MSH2 p.Asp283= (c.849T>C) in the general population?

MSH2 p.Asp283= (c.849T>C) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

MSH2 p.Asp283=

c.849T>C · rs876659344 · VCV231760

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 6 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

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 -0.2	GERP -2.5, phastCons 0.6
Overall
CADD	5.269	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: MSH2
Protein: p.Asp283=
Coding: c.849T>C
MANE Select: NM_000251
dbSNP: rs876659344
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:47414325 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.672 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 85.60 · 30 PDB
Residue 283: an α-helix; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in lynch1)

Full MSH2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

hereditary neoplastic syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: Lynch syndrome 1

Similar variants

MSH2 p.Asp283Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
MSH2 p.Asp283Tyr Likely benign ★★ ⚠ same residue
MSH2 p.Asp283Val Benign/Likely benign ★★ ⚠ same residue
MSH2 p.Asp283Asn Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
MSH2 p.Asp283His Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
MSH2 c.1076+1G>A Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
MSH2 c.1076+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
MSH2 c.1077-1G>C 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/msh2-p-asp283 (accessed [today's date]).

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