Is SATB2 p.Asp489= (c.1467C>T) pathogenic?

SATB2 p.Asp489= (c.1467C>T) is classified Likely benign in SATB2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 4 submitters; last evaluated 2026-06-01). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0227%, afr); Associated with chromosome 2q32-q33 deletion syndrome.

What condition is associated with SATB2 p.Asp489= (c.1467C>T)?

SATB2 p.Asp489= (c.1467C>T) is associated with chromosome 2q32-q33 deletion syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is SATB2 p.Asp489= (c.1467C>T) in the general population?

SATB2 p.Asp489= (c.1467C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0227%, afr) (gnomAD).

SATB2 p.Asp489=

c.1467C>T · rs370291268 · VCV735762

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 4 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0227%, 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 -0.19	GERP -2.9, phastCons 0.035
Overall
CADD	9.064	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0227% African / African-American · 17/74,928 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0144% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0118%

Overall 0.00316% 51/1,613,362 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 45/1,461,326 · genomes 6/152,036 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.0227%	4,408
South Asian	0.00769%	13,008
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0032%	31,233
European (non-Finnish)	0.00203%	49,149
Admixed American	0.00167%	59,944

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.Asp489=
Coding: c.1467C>T
MANE Select: NM_001172509
dbSNP: rs370291268
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:199323878 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.077 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 66.87 · 3 PDB
Residue 489: an α-helix; a DNA-binding region

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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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/satb2-p-asp489 (accessed [today's date]).

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