Is SMARCA2 p.Gln231= (c.693G>A) pathogenic?

SMARCA2 p.Gln231= (c.693G>A) is classified Uncertain significance in SMARCA2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2018-01-13). Very rare (popmax 0.00268%, afr); Associated with intellectual disability-sparse hair-brachydactyly syndrome.

What condition is associated with SMARCA2 p.Gln231= (c.693G>A)?

SMARCA2 p.Gln231= (c.693G>A) is associated with intellectual disability-sparse hair-brachydactyly syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is SMARCA2 p.Gln231= (c.693G>A) in the general population?

SMARCA2 p.Gln231= (c.693G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00268%, afr) (gnomAD).

SMARCA2 p.Gln231=

c.693G>A · rs149130789 · VCV912950

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00268%, afr)

Conditions

intellectual disability-sparse hair-brachydactyly syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Overall
CADD	0.211	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00268% African / African-American · 2/74,636 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000445% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000166%

Overall 0.000313% 5/1,597,792 alleles · very rare exomes 3/1,446,544 · genomes 2/151,248 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00268%	37,318
European (non-Finnish)	0.000257%	389,593

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: SMARCA2
Protein: p.Gln231=
Coding: c.693G>A
MANE Select: NM_003070
dbSNP: rs149130789
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:2039803 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.317 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 66.06 · 32 PDB
Residue 231: the 'disordered' region

Full SMARCA2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

intellectual disability-sparse hair-brachydactyly syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

SMARCA2 p.Gln231Ter Uncertain significance ★ same residue
SMARCA2 p.Ala1160Gly Pathogenic ★★ same condition
SMARCA2 p.Ala1201Val Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SMARCA2 p.Arg1105Cys Pathogenic ★★ same condition
SMARCA2 p.Arg1105His Pathogenic ★★ same condition
SMARCA2 p.Arg1105Pro Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SMARCA2 p.Arg1159Gln Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SMARCA2 p.Arg1159Gly 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/smarca2-p-gln231 (accessed [today's date]).

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