Is SETD2 p.Glu179= (c.537A>G) pathogenic?

SETD2 p.Glu179= (c.537A>G) is classified Likely benign in SETD2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2018-07-25). Very rare (popmax 0.00273%, afr); Associated with Luscan-Lumish syndrome.

What condition is associated with SETD2 p.Glu179= (c.537A>G)?

SETD2 p.Glu179= (c.537A>G) is associated with Luscan-Lumish syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is SETD2 p.Glu179= (c.537A>G) in the general population?

SETD2 p.Glu179= (c.537A>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00273%, afr) (gnomAD).

SETD2 p.Glu179=

c.537A>G · rs1299316630 · VCV763742

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00273%, afr)

Conditions

Luscan-Lumish 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 0.027	GERP 1.2, phastCons 0.96
Overall
CADD	5.898	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00273% African / African-American · 2/73,156 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000454% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00017%

Overall 0.000193% 3/1,551,928 alleles · very rare exomes 3/1,399,642 · genomes 0/152,286 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00273%	36,578
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00166%	60,192

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: SETD2
Protein: p.Glu179=
Coding: c.537A>G
MANE Select: NM_014159
dbSNP: rs1299316630
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr3:47124099 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.176 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 43.81 · 43 PDB
Residue 179: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in aml; uncertain significance; somatic mutation)

Full SETD2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Luscan-Lumish syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

SETD2 p.Glu179Gly Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
SETD2 p.Arg1598Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SETD2 p.Arg1740Gln Pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
SETD2 p.Arg1740Trp Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SETD2 p.Ala1121Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
SETD2 p.Ala679Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
SETD2 p.Arg1065Cys Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
SETD2 p.Arg329Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ 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/setd2-p-glu179 (accessed [today's date]).

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