Is SETX p.Asn264= (c.792T>C) pathogenic?

SETX p.Asn264= (c.792T>C) is classified Likely benign in SETX (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-07-05). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive, with axonal neuropathy 2.

How common is SETX p.Asn264= (c.792T>C) in the general population?

SETX p.Asn264= (c.792T>C) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

SETX p.Asn264=

Q: What condition is associated with SETX p.Asn264= (c.792T>C)?

SETX p.Asn264= (c.792T>C) is associated with spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive, with axonal neuropathy 2, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 4 (ClinVar).

Q: How is Spinocerebellar ataxia with axonal neuropathy type 2 inherited?

Typically Autosomal recessive (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

c.792T>C · rs2539165206 · VCV2054682

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive, with axonal neuropathy 2

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 0.21	GERP -1.8, phastCons 0.18
Overall
CADD	5.596	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: SETX
Protein: p.Asn264=
Coding: c.792T>C
MANE Select: NM_015046
dbSNP: rs2539165206
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:132334654 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.442 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 52.93

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

Disease context

spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive, with axonal neuropathy 2 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 4

For Spinocerebellar ataxia with axonal neuropathy type 2 (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood
Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (France)

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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/setx-p-asn264 (accessed [today's date]).

Preprint & method: sugi.bio/variant/method Machine-readable: this page as Markdown