Is PMS2 p.His839= (c.2517C>T) pathogenic?

PMS2 p.His839= (c.2517C>T) is classified Benign/Likely benign in PMS2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 10 submitters; last evaluated 2025-12-21). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0189%, sas); Associated with Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms.

What condition is associated with PMS2 p.His839= (c.2517C>T)?

PMS2 p.His839= (c.2517C>T) is associated with Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms, Lynch syndrome 4, hereditary neoplastic syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is PMS2 p.His839= (c.2517C>T) in the general population?

PMS2 p.His839= (c.2517C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0189%, sas) (gnomAD).

PMS2 p.His839=

c.2517C>T · rs747600189 · VCV480318

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 10 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0189%, sas)

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 -0.072	phastCons 0.048
Overall
CADD	4.539	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0189% South Asian · 12/63,464 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0108% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00852%

Overall 0.00267% 20/749,586 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0189%	5,289
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00597%	16,759
East Asian	0.00315%	31,708
Admixed American	0.00255%	39,162
European (non-Finnish)	0.000851%	117,486

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.His839=
Coding: c.2517C>T
MANE Select: NM_000535
dbSNP: rs747600189
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:5973471 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.898 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 71.37 · 9 PDB

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: Lynch syndrome 4 hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Similar variants

PMS2 p.His839Arg Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
PMS2 p.His839Tyr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
PMS2 p.His839Gln Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
PMS2 p.His839fs Pathogenic ★★ same residue
PMS2 p.His839_Pro840insHis Uncertain significance ★ 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

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-his839 (accessed [today's date]).

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