Is RELN p.Ala239= (c.717C>T) pathogenic?

RELN p.Ala239= (c.717C>T) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in RELN (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 4 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-15). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid); Associated with Norman-Roberts syndrome.

What condition is associated with RELN p.Ala239= (c.717C>T)?

RELN p.Ala239= (c.717C>T) is associated with Norman-Roberts syndrome, familial temporal lobe epilepsy 7 (ClinVar).

How common is RELN p.Ala239= (c.717C>T) in the general population?

RELN p.Ala239= (c.717C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid) (gnomAD).

RELN p.Ala239=

c.717C>T · rs368472328 · VCV908598

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 4 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid)

Conditions

Norman-Roberts 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 -0.31	GERP 0.76
Overall
CADD	10.1	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0165% Middle Eastern · 1/6,058 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000292% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000211%

Overall 0.000744% 12/1,613,784 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 9/1,461,574 · genomes 3/152,210 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0165%	6,058
Ashkenazi Jewishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00338%	29,594
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,486
African / African-American	0.00133%	74,984
European (non-Finnish)	0.000678%	147,485

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: RELN
Protein: p.Ala239=
Coding: c.717C>T
MANE Select: NM_005045
dbSNP: rs368472328
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:103728147 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.276 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)

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

Disease context

Norman-Roberts syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: familial temporal lobe epilepsy 7

Similar variants

RELN c.3912+2T>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
RELN c.7349+2T>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
RELN p.Arg1622Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
RELN c.1893-3C>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
RELN c.227-3C>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
RELN c.2465+5G>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
RELN c.6072+3A>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
RELN c.6072+4C>G 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/reln-p-ala239 (accessed [today's date]).

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