Is SYNJ1 p.Val393= (c.1179G>T) pathogenic?

SYNJ1 p.Val393= (c.1179G>T) is classified Likely benign in SYNJ1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2020-03-10). Very rare (popmax 0.000339%, nfe); Associated with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 53.

How common is SYNJ1 p.Val393= (c.1179G>T) in the general population?

SYNJ1 p.Val393= (c.1179G>T) is very rare (popmax 0.000339%, nfe) (gnomAD).

SYNJ1 p.Val393=

Q: What condition is associated with SYNJ1 p.Val393= (c.1179G>T)?

SYNJ1 p.Val393= (c.1179G>T) is associated with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 53, early-onset Parkinson disease 20 (ClinVar).

c.1179G>T · rs1179626154 · VCV1136800

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000339%, nfe)

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 -0.2	GERP -1.1, phastCons 0.25
Overall
CADD	5.591	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000339% European (non-Finnish) · 4/1,179,686 alleles

Filtering AF 7.9e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 5.4e-05%

Overall 0.000248% 4/1,613,616 alleles · very rare exomes 4/1,461,352 · genomes 0/152,264 · joint denominator

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.Val393=
Coding: c.1179G>T
MANE Select: NM_203446
dbSNP: rs1179626154
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr21:32684059 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.539 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 68.09 · 5 PDB
Residue 393: the sac domain

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-val393 (accessed [today's date]).

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