Is STAG2 p.Asp659= (c.1977T>C) pathogenic?

STAG2 p.Asp659= (c.1977T>C) is classified Likely benign in STAG2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2023-11-15). Very rare (popmax 0.000783%, nfe).

How common is STAG2 p.Asp659= (c.1977T>C) in the general population?

STAG2 p.Asp659= (c.1977T>C) is very rare (popmax 0.000783%, nfe) (gnomAD).

STAG2 p.Asp659=

c.1977T>C · rs962117717 · VCV1545176

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000783%, nfe)

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 0.29	GERP -0.51, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	7.385	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000783% European (non-Finnish) · 7/894,540 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000325% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000209%

Overall 0.000579% 7/1,208,931 alleles · very rare exomes 4/1,097,207 · genomes 3/111,724 · 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: STAG2
Protein: p.Asp659=
Coding: c.1977T>C
MANE Select: NM_001042750
dbSNP: rs962117717
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:124064003 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 80.07 · 10 PDB
Residue 659: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in hpe13 and mkms; patient cells show decreased protein abundance; increased sister chromatid cohesion); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in mkms); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in hpe13); an α-helix

Full STAG2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

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STAG2 c.2924+3A>G Uncertain significance ★★ same type
STAG2 c.2924+5T>A Uncertain significance ★★ same type
STAG2 c.3784-3T>C Uncertain significance ★★ same type
STAG2 p.Ala428Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type

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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/stag2-p-asp659 (accessed [today's date]).

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