Is SATB2 p.Ala52= (c.156C>T) pathogenic?

SATB2 p.Ala52= (c.156C>T) is classified Likely benign in SATB2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2021-08-11). Very rare (popmax 0.00137%, afr); Associated with chromosome 2q32-q33 deletion syndrome.

What condition is associated with SATB2 p.Ala52= (c.156C>T)?

SATB2 p.Ala52= (c.156C>T) is associated with chromosome 2q32-q33 deletion syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is SATB2 p.Ala52= (c.156C>T) in the general population?

SATB2 p.Ala52= (c.156C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00137%, afr) (gnomAD).

SATB2 p.Ala52=

c.156C>T · rs1401683566 · VCV1528277

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00137%, afr)

Conditions

chromosome 2q32-q33 deletion 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 9.8	GERP 1.8, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	16.22	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00137% African / African-American · 1/73,046 alleles

Overall 0.00013% 2/1,537,312 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00137%	73,046
European (non-Finnish)	8.71e-05%	1,148,063

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: SATB2
Protein: p.Ala52=
Coding: c.156C>T
MANE Select: NM_001172509
dbSNP: rs1401683566
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:199455882 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.077 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 66.87 · 3 PDB

Full SATB2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

chromosome 2q32-q33 deletion syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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SATB2 c.700+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SATB2 p.Arg239Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
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SATB2 p.Arg389Cys Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition

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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/satb2-p-ala52 (accessed [today's date]).

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