Is SETX p.Leu2437Val (c.7309C>G) pathogenic?

SETX p.Leu2437Val (c.7309C>G) is classified Uncertain significance in SETX (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2017-09-01). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.6302); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive, with axonal neuropathy 2.

What condition is associated with SETX p.Leu2437Val (c.7309C>G)?

SETX p.Leu2437Val (c.7309C>G) is associated with spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive, with axonal neuropathy 2 (ClinVar).

How common is SETX p.Leu2437Val (c.7309C>G) in the general population?

SETX p.Leu2437Val (c.7309C>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about SETX p.Leu2437Val (c.7309C>G)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.6302) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

SETX p.Leu2437Val

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.7309C>G · rs1564464665 · VCV561106

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.6302 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

1/2 damaging

AlphaMissense, SaProt · REVEL indeterminate

Conditions

spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive, with axonal neuropathy 2

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.6302	likely pathogenic
REVEL	0.48	indeterminate
SaProt	LLR -7.06	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense calls this damaging; SaProt does not; REVEL is indeterminate.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 4.6	GERP -0.93, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.70	unconstrained · MANE · 32 kb · p 3e-13 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	23.3	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

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.Leu2437Val
Coding: c.7309C>G
MANE Select: NM_015046
dbSNP: rs1564464665
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:132264964 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.442 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 52.93
Residue 2437: the upf1-type sf1b helicase c-terminal domain

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

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-leu2437val (accessed [today's date]).

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