Is SUN1 p.Arg53Cys (c.157C>T) pathogenic?

SUN1 p.Arg53Cys (c.157C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in SUN1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-06-06). Very rare (popmax 0.00113%, sas); Associated with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy.

What condition is associated with SUN1 p.Arg53Cys (c.157C>T)?

SUN1 p.Arg53Cys (c.157C>T) is associated with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (ClinVar).

How common is SUN1 p.Arg53Cys (c.157C>T) in the general population?

SUN1 p.Arg53Cys (c.157C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00113%, sas) (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.Arg53Cys

c.157C>T · rs754833191 · VCV2704597

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00113%, sas)

Conditions

Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.413	indeterminate
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7.6	GERP 1.6, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.09	unconstrained · MANE · 28 kb · p 0.01 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	32.0	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00113% South Asian · 1/88,720 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000125% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 9.1e-05%

Overall 0.000413% 6/1,452,798 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.00113%	88,720
European (non-Finnish)	0.000425%	235,244

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.Arg53Cys
Coding: c.157C>T
MANE Select: NM_001130965
dbSNP: rs754833191
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:838877 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.712 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 60.99 · 8 PDB
Residue 53: the 'lmna-binding' region

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)

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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/sun1-p-arg53cys (accessed [today's date]).

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