Is MSN p.Asp298= (c.894T>C) pathogenic?

MSN p.Asp298= (c.894T>C) is classified Likely benign in MSN (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-12-23). Very rare (popmax 0.000112%, nfe).

How common is MSN p.Asp298= (c.894T>C) in the general population?

MSN p.Asp298= (c.894T>C) is very rare (popmax 0.000112%, nfe) (gnomAD).

MSN p.Asp298=

c.894T>C · rs995052218 · VCV2786523

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000112%, nfe)

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 0.4	GERP -0.93, phastCons 0.99
Overall
CADD	7.707	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000112% European (non-Finnish) · 1/894,657 alleles

Overall 8.26e-05% 1/1,210,055 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,096,185 · genomes 0/113,870 · 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: MSN
Protein: p.Asp298=
Coding: c.894T>C
MANE Select: NM_002444
dbSNP: rs995052218
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:65735365 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 86.77 · 10 PDB
Residue 298: an α-helix

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

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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/msn-p-asp298 (accessed [today's date]).

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