Is RELN p.His956= (c.2868C>T) pathogenic?

RELN p.His956= (c.2868C>T) is classified Benign/Likely benign in RELN (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 5 submitters; last evaluated 2026-02-01). Rare (popmax 0.187%, sas); Associated with familial temporal lobe epilepsy 7.

What condition is associated with RELN p.His956= (c.2868C>T)?

RELN p.His956= (c.2868C>T) is associated with familial temporal lobe epilepsy 7, Norman-Roberts syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is RELN p.His956= (c.2868C>T) in the general population?

RELN p.His956= (c.2868C>T) is rare (popmax 0.187%, sas) (gnomAD).

RELN p.His956=

c.2868C>T · rs362694 · VCV1164850

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 5 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.187%, sas)

Conditions

familial temporal lobe epilepsy 7

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 -8.7	GERP -3.6
Overall
CADD	0.099	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.187% South Asian · 170/91,068 alleles

Filtering AF 0.164% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.155%

Overall 0.0128% 207/1,613,642 alleles · rare exomes 198/1,461,572 · genomes 9/152,070 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.187%	536
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0208%	4,806
East Asian	0.0067%	14,929
African / African-American	0.00267%	37,481
European (non-Finnish)	0.00161%	62,099

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.His956=
Coding: c.2868C>T
MANE Select: NM_005045
dbSNP: rs362694
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:103611638 (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

familial temporal lobe epilepsy 7 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: Norman-Roberts syndrome

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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-his956 (accessed [today's date]).

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