Is SUN1 p.Ala176= (c.528C>T) pathogenic?

SUN1 p.Ala176= (c.528C>T) is classified Likely benign in SUN1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-05-16). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid); Associated with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy.

What condition is associated with SUN1 p.Ala176= (c.528C>T)?

SUN1 p.Ala176= (c.528C>T) is associated with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (ClinVar).

How common is SUN1 p.Ala176= (c.528C>T) in the general population?

SUN1 p.Ala176= (c.528C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid) (gnomAD).

How is Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy inherited?

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

SUN1 p.Ala176=

c.528C>T · rs777342139 · VCV2039238

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid)

Conditions

Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.016	strongly benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -8	GERP -2.4
Overall
CADD	1.694	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0165% Middle Eastern · 1/6,076 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00439% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00314%

Overall 0.00236% 38/1,610,312 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 37/1,458,084 · genomes 1/152,228 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0165%	6,076
South Asian	0.00884%	11,313
East Asian	0.00669%	14,947
European (non-Finnish)	0.00212%	47,114
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,354

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: SUN1
Protein: p.Ala176=
Coding: c.528C>T
MANE Select: NM_001130965
dbSNP: rs777342139
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:843390 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.712 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 60.99 · 8 PDB

Full SUN1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive
Onset: Childhood
Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (Europe)

Similar variants

SUN1 p.Ala176Thr Uncertain significance ★ same residue
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SUN1 p.Ala203Thr Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
SUN1 p.Ala232Val Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
SUN1 p.Ala236Thr Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
SUN1 p.Ala255Thr Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
SUN1 p.Ala256Val Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
SUN1 p.Ala404Thr Uncertain significance ★★ 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/sun1-p-ala176 (accessed [today's date]).

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