Is MSH2 p.Phe836= (c.2508C>T) pathogenic?

MSH2 p.Phe836= (c.2508C>T) is classified Benign/Likely benign in MSH2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 5 submitters; last evaluated 2025-06-16). Very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe); Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with MSH2 p.Phe836= (c.2508C>T)?

MSH2 p.Phe836= (c.2508C>T) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, Lynch syndrome, Lynch syndrome 1 (ClinVar).

How common is MSH2 p.Phe836= (c.2508C>T) in the general population?

MSH2 p.Phe836= (c.2508C>T) is very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe) (gnomAD).

MSH2 p.Phe836=

c.2508C>T · rs965790911 · VCV455566

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 5 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe)

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 -0.13	GERP -0.89, phastCons 0.45
Overall
CADD	8.362	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 8.47e-05% European (non-Finnish) · 1/1,180,014 alleles

Overall 6.2e-05% 1/1,614,084 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,461,830 · genomes 0/152,254 · 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: MSH2
Protein: p.Phe836=
Coding: c.2508C>T
MANE Select: NM_000251
dbSNP: rs965790911
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:47480745 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.672 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 85.60 · 30 PDB

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 Lynch syndrome 1

Similar variants

MSH2 p.Phe836Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
MSH2 p.Phe836Ile Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
MSH2 p.Phe836fs Pathogenic ★★★ same residue
MSH2 p.Phe836Leu 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
MSH2 c.1077-1G>T 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-phe836 (accessed [today's date]).

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