Is SYNJ1 p.Ser117= (c.351A>G) pathogenic?

SYNJ1 p.Ser117= (c.351A>G) is classified Likely benign in SYNJ1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-12-04). Very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas); Associated with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 53.

How common is SYNJ1 p.Ser117= (c.351A>G) in the general population?

SYNJ1 p.Ser117= (c.351A>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas) (gnomAD).

SYNJ1 p.Ser117=

Q: What condition is associated with SYNJ1 p.Ser117= (c.351A>G)?

SYNJ1 p.Ser117= (c.351A>G) is associated with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 53, early-onset Parkinson disease 20 (ClinVar).

c.351A>G · rs144142216 · VCV1589561

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas)

Conditions

developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 53

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 -0.27	GERP -3.5, phastCons 0.37
Overall
CADD	5.007	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00668% East Asian · 3/44,892 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00291% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0026%

Overall 0.0031% 50/1,614,096 alleles · very rare exomes 48/1,461,866 · genomes 2/152,230 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00668%	14,964
European (non-Finnish)	0.00381%	26,223
African / African-American	0.00267%	37,468

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: SYNJ1
Protein: p.Ser117=
Coding: c.351A>G
MANE Select: NM_203446
dbSNP: rs144142216
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr21:32699966 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.539 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 68.09 · 5 PDB

Full SYNJ1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 53 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: early-onset Parkinson disease 20

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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/synj1-p-ser117 (accessed [today's date]).

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