Is PSEN2 p.Asp59= (c.177C>T) pathogenic?

PSEN2 p.Asp59= (c.177C>T) is classified Likely benign in PSEN2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-06-28). Very rare (popmax 0.00466%, nfe); Associated with Alzheimer disease 4.

What condition is associated with PSEN2 p.Asp59= (c.177C>T)?

PSEN2 p.Asp59= (c.177C>T) is associated with Alzheimer disease 4 (ClinVar).

How common is PSEN2 p.Asp59= (c.177C>T) in the general population?

PSEN2 p.Asp59= (c.177C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00466%, nfe) (gnomAD).

PSEN2 p.Asp59=

Q: How is Early-onset autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease inherited?

Typically Autosomal dominant (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

c.177C>T · rs767577993 · VCV1623792

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00466%, nfe)

Conditions

Alzheimer disease 4

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 -1.1	GERP -1
Overall
CADD	6.983	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00466% European (non-Finnish) · 55/1,180,050 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00367% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00329%

Overall 0.00341% 55/1,614,032 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: PSEN2
Protein: p.Asp59=
Coding: c.177C>T
MANE Select: NM_000447
dbSNP: rs767577993
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:226883740 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.85 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 71.99 · 2 PDB
Residue 59: the 'disordered' region

Full PSEN2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Alzheimer disease 4 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Early-onset autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Adult
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Europe)

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PSEN2 p.Arg110Cys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
PSEN2 p.Arg29Cys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
PSEN2 p.Arg435Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ 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/psen2-p-asp59 (accessed [today's date]).

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