Is NBN p.Glu81= (c.243A>G) pathogenic?

NBN p.Glu81= (c.243A>G) is classified Likely benign in NBN (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2022-08-12). Very rare (popmax 0.004%, afr); Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with NBN p.Glu81= (c.243A>G)?

NBN p.Glu81= (c.243A>G) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, Nijmegen breakage syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is NBN p.Glu81= (c.243A>G) in the general population?

NBN p.Glu81= (c.243A>G) is very rare (popmax 0.004%, afr) (gnomAD).

NBN p.Glu81=

c.243A>G · rs786203921 · VCV187687

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.004%, afr)

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 0.86	GERP -0.55, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	9.07	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.004% African / African-American · 3/74,944 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00106% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000495%

Overall 0.000186% 3/1,613,988 alleles · very rare

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: NBN
Protein: p.Glu81=
Coding: c.243A>G
MANE Select: NM_057091 · reported on NM_002485
dbSNP: rs786203921
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr8:89981452 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 75.83 · 5 PDB
Residue 81: the 'disordered' region

Full NBN 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: Nijmegen breakage syndrome

Similar variants

NBN p.Glu81Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
NBN p.Glu81Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
NBN p.Glu81Ter Pathogenic ★ same residue
NBN p.Glu81Val Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
NBN p.Glu81Lys Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
NBN c.1124+1G>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
NBN c.1124+2T>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
NBN c.1397+2T>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition

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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/nbn-p-glu81 (accessed [today's date]).

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