Is RELN p.Leu962= (c.2886C>T) pathogenic?

RELN p.Leu962= (c.2886C>T) is classified Likely benign in RELN (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-12-18). Very rare (popmax 0.00439%, sas); Associated with Norman-Roberts syndrome.

What condition is associated with RELN p.Leu962= (c.2886C>T)?

RELN p.Leu962= (c.2886C>T) is associated with Norman-Roberts syndrome, familial temporal lobe epilepsy 7 (ClinVar).

How common is RELN p.Leu962= (c.2886C>T) in the general population?

RELN p.Leu962= (c.2886C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00439%, sas) (gnomAD).

RELN p.Leu962=

c.2886C>T · VCV3761000

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00439%, sas)

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 -3.7	GERP -3.6
Overall
CADD	5.857	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00439% South Asian · 4/91,038 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00143% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000891%

Overall 0.000496% 8/1,612,904 alleles · very rare exomes 7/1,461,388 · genomes 1/151,516 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.00439%	22,759
Admixed American	0.00167%	59,902
European (non-Finnish)	0.000254%	393,229

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.Leu962=
Coding: c.2886C>T
MANE Select: NM_005045
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:103611620 (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

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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-leu962 (accessed [today's date]).

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