Is TSC2 p.Val85= (c.255C>T) pathogenic?

TSC2 p.Val85= (c.255C>T) is classified Benign/Likely benign in TSC2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 25 submitters; last evaluated 2026-05-01). Rare (popmax 0.183%, mid); Associated with lymphangioleiomyomatosis.

What condition is associated with TSC2 p.Val85= (c.255C>T)?

TSC2 p.Val85= (c.255C>T) is associated with lymphangioleiomyomatosis, tuberous sclerosis, isolated focal cortical dysplasia type II (ClinVar).

How common is TSC2 p.Val85= (c.255C>T) in the general population?

TSC2 p.Val85= (c.255C>T) is rare (popmax 0.183%, mid) (gnomAD).

TSC2 p.Val85=

c.255C>T · rs45517098 · VCV49572

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 25 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.183%, mid)

Conditions

lymphangioleiomyomatosis

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 -9.2	GERP -3.7
Overall
CADD	0.292	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.183% Middle Eastern · 10/5,470 alleles

Filtering AF 0.139% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.136%

Overall 0.124% 1,976/1,590,176 alleles · rare exomes 1,853/1,437,836 · genomes 123/152,340 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.183%	547
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.164%	609
European (non-Finnish)	0.144%	693
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.109%	918
Admixed American	0.0951%	1,052
South Asian	0.0356%	2,809
African / African-American	0.0335%	2,986

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: TSC2
Protein: p.Val85=
Coding: c.255C>T
MANE Select: NM_000548
dbSNP: rs45517098
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:2053371 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.203 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 68.81 · 2 PDB
Residue 85: an α-helix; the 'required for interaction with tsc1' region

Full TSC2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

lymphangioleiomyomatosis — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: tuberous sclerosis isolated focal cortical dysplasia type II tuberous sclerosis 2 hereditary neoplastic syndrome

For Perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasm (Orphanet):

Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Elderly

Similar variants

TSC2 p.Val85Ile Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
TSC2 p.Val85fs Pathogenic ★ same residue
TSC2 c.1257+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
TSC2 c.1258-2A>G Pathogenic ★★ same condition
TSC2 c.1361+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TSC2 c.1361+1G>T Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TSC2 c.1362-1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
TSC2 c.138+2T>C Pathogenic ★★ same condition

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/tsc2-p-val85 (accessed [today's date]).

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