Is PMS2 p.Arg563= (c.1687C>A) pathogenic?

PMS2 p.Arg563= (c.1687C>A) is classified Benign/Likely benign in PMS2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 8 submitters; last evaluated 2025-09-05). Very rare (popmax 0.00127%, nfe); Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with PMS2 p.Arg563= (c.1687C>A)?

PMS2 p.Arg563= (c.1687C>A) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, Lynch syndrome, Lynch syndrome 4 (ClinVar).

How common is PMS2 p.Arg563= (c.1687C>A) in the general population?

PMS2 p.Arg563= (c.1687C>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00127%, nfe) (gnomAD).

PMS2 p.Arg563=

c.1687C>A · rs587778618 · VCV230426

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 8 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00127%, 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 -1.4
Overall
CADD	0.484	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00127% European (non-Finnish) · 15/1,180,042 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000763% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000605%

Overall 0.000929% 15/1,614,002 alleles · very rare exomes 14/1,461,872 · genomes 1/152,130 · 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: PMS2
Protein: p.Arg563=
Coding: c.1687C>A
MANE Select: NM_000535
dbSNP: rs587778618
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:5987078 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.898 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 71.37 · 9 PDB
Residue 563: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in lynch4; likely benign; normal dna mismatch repair activity)

Full PMS2 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 4

Similar variants

PMS2 p.Arg563Leu Likely benign ★★★ same residue
PMS2 p.Arg563Ter Pathogenic ★★ same residue
PMS2 p.Arg563Pro Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
PMS2 p.Arg563fs Pathogenic ★★ same residue
PMS2 p.Arg563Gln Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ same residue
PMS2 p.Arg563Gly Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
PMS2 c.1144+2T>A Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
PMS2 c.163+2T>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/pms2-p-arg563 (accessed [today's date]).

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