Is SUN2 p.Ser135= (c.405C>T) pathogenic?

SUN2 p.Ser135= (c.405C>T) is classified Likely benign in SUN2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-09-24). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy.

What condition is associated with SUN2 p.Ser135= (c.405C>T)?

SUN2 p.Ser135= (c.405C>T) is associated with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (ClinVar).

How common is SUN2 p.Ser135= (c.405C>T) in the general population?

SUN2 p.Ser135= (c.405C>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy inherited?

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

SUN2 p.Ser135=

c.405C>T · rs2518130758 · VCV2748288

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

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 -1.3	GERP -4.3
Overall
CADD	1.455	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: SUN2
Protein: p.Ser135=
Coding: c.405C>T
MANE Select: NM_015374
dbSNP: rs2518130758
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr22:38750917 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.756 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 68.48 · 9 PDB
Residue 135: the 'lmna-binding' region

Full SUN2 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/sun2-p-ser135 (accessed [today's date]).

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