Is SLC19A3 p.Ser239= (c.717C>T) pathogenic?

SLC19A3 p.Ser239= (c.717C>T) is classified Likely benign in SLC19A3 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2023-12-10). Very rare (popmax 0.000169%, nfe); Associated with biotin-responsive basal ganglia disease.

What condition is associated with SLC19A3 p.Ser239= (c.717C>T)?

SLC19A3 p.Ser239= (c.717C>T) is associated with biotin-responsive basal ganglia disease (ClinVar).

How common is SLC19A3 p.Ser239= (c.717C>T) in the general population?

SLC19A3 p.Ser239= (c.717C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.000169%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is Thiamine-responsive encephalopathy inherited?

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

SLC19A3 p.Ser239=

c.717C>T · rs1266866928 · VCV2196279

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000169%, nfe)

Conditions

biotin-responsive basal ganglia disease

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 0.47	GERP -2.5, phastCons 0.001
Overall
CADD	1.201	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000169% European (non-Finnish) · 2/1,180,048 alleles

Filtering AF 2.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.1e-05%

Overall 0.000124% 2/1,614,108 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,461,886 · genomes 1/152,222 · 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: SLC19A3
Protein: p.Ser239=
Coding: c.717C>T
MANE Select: NM_025243
dbSNP: rs1266866928
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:227698998 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.968 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 81.96 · 19 PDB

Full SLC19A3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

biotin-responsive basal ganglia disease — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Thiamine-responsive encephalopathy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Adolescent

Similar variants

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SLC19A3 c.1172+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SLC19A3 c.1172+2T>G Pathogenic ★★ same condition
SLC19A3 c.1173-1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SLC19A3 c.151-1G>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SLC19A3 c.980-14A>G Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SLC19A3 p.Gly23Val Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SLC19A3 p.Met1Leu Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition

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/slc19a3-p-ser239 (accessed [today's date]).

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