Is SUN1 p.His148= (c.444C>T) pathogenic?

SUN1 p.His148= (c.444C>T) is classified Likely benign in SUN1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-07-03). Very rare (popmax 0.0017%, nfe); Associated with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy.

What condition is associated with SUN1 p.His148= (c.444C>T)?

SUN1 p.His148= (c.444C>T) is associated with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (ClinVar).

How common is SUN1 p.His148= (c.444C>T) in the general population?

SUN1 p.His148= (c.444C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.0017%, nfe) (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.His148=

c.444C>T · VCV3669416

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.0017%, nfe)

Conditions

Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy

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 0.99	GERP -2, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	9.387	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0017% European (non-Finnish) · 20/1,177,780 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00111% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000901%

Overall 0.00144% 21/1,459,244 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
European (non-Finnish)grpmax	0.0017%	58,889
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,396

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.His148=
Coding: c.444C>T
MANE Select: NM_001130965
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:842123 (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)

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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-his148 (accessed [today's date]).

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