Is PMS2 p.His552= (c.1656T>C) pathogenic?

PMS2 p.His552= (c.1656T>C) is classified Benign/Likely benign in PMS2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 12 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-31). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0227%, afr); Associated with Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms.

How common is PMS2 p.His552= (c.1656T>C) in the general population?

PMS2 p.His552= (c.1656T>C) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0227%, afr) (gnomAD).

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Q: What condition is associated with PMS2 p.His552= (c.1656T>C)?

PMS2 p.His552= (c.1656T>C) is associated with Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms, breast cancer, Lynch syndrome 4 (ClinVar).

c.1656T>C · rs113726095 · VCV185030

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 12 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0227%, afr)

Conditions

Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms

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 -0.42
Overall
CADD	0.193	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0227% African / African-American · 17/74,906 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0144% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0119%

Overall 0.00533% 86/1,614,000 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.0227%	4,406
Middle Eastern	0.0164%	6,084
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0128%	7,811
Admixed American	0.00667%	14,995
South Asian	0.00549%	18,217
European (non-Finnish)	0.00432%	23,138

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.His552=
Coding: c.1656T>C
MANE Select: NM_000535
dbSNP: rs113726095
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:5987109 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.898 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 71.37 · 9 PDB
Residue 552: the 'disordered' region

Full PMS2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: breast cancer Lynch syndrome 4 hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Similar variants

PMS2 p.His552Leu Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
PMS2 p.His552Arg Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
PMS2 p.His552Asn Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
PMS2 p.His552Asp Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
PMS2 c.1144+2T>A Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
PMS2 c.163+2T>C Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
PMS2 c.164-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
PMS2 c.2007-1G>A 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-his552 (accessed [today's date]).

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