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SCN8A p.Glu993=

c.2979A>G · rs1454483862 · VCV1556716

Likely benign Single submitter
Classification
Likely benign
ClinVar
Review
Single submitter ★☆☆☆
ClinVar · 1 submitter
gnomAD v4.1
Rare
very rare (popmax 0.00535%, afr)
Conditions
1
early-infantile DEE

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
ConservationphyloP 0.38GERP -3.2, phastCons 0.56
Overall
CADD5.638PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes
Grpmax group 0.00535% African / African-American · 4/74,806 alleles
Filtering AF 0.00175% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00104%
Overall 0.000249% 4/1,607,514 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,455,288 · genomes 3/152,226 · joint denominator

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
SCN8A
Protein
p.Glu993=
Coding
c.2979A>G
MANE Select
NM_001330260
dbSNP
rs1454483862
Type
single nucleotide variant
Location
chr12:51768942 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint
LOEUF 0.189 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure
AlphaFold pLDDT 68.90 · 7 PDB
Full SCN8A gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Similar variants

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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/scn8a-p-glu993 (accessed [today's date]).

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