Is WRN p.Arg889= (c.2667A>G) pathogenic?

WRN p.Arg889= (c.2667A>G) is classified Likely benign in WRN (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-12-29). Very rare (popmax 8.48e-05%, nfe); Associated with Werner syndrome.

What condition is associated with WRN p.Arg889= (c.2667A>G)?

WRN p.Arg889= (c.2667A>G) is associated with Werner syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is WRN p.Arg889= (c.2667A>G) in the general population?

WRN p.Arg889= (c.2667A>G) is very rare (popmax 8.48e-05%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is Werner syndrome inherited?

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

WRN p.Arg889=

c.2667A>G · rs2535994843 · VCV3021114

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 8.48e-05%, nfe)

Conditions

Werner syndrome

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 1.7	GERP 0.43, phastCons 0.98
Overall
CADD	5.006	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 8.48e-05% European (non-Finnish) · 1/1,179,262 alleles

Overall 6.2e-05% 1/1,613,026 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,460,810 · genomes 0/152,216 · 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: WRN
Protein: p.Arg889=
Coding: c.2667A>G
MANE Select: NM_000553
dbSNP: rs2535994843
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr8:31124558 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.9 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 68.75 · 51 PDB
Residue 889: an α-helix; the helicase c-terminal domain

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

Disease context

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

For Werner syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Adolescent, Adult
Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (Europe)

Similar variants

WRN p.Arg889Ter Pathogenic ★★ same residue
WRN p.Arg889Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
WRN c.1351-1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
WRN c.1351-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
WRN c.1432-2A>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
WRN c.1652+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
WRN c.1720+5G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
WRN c.1721-1G>A Likely 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/wrn-p-arg889 (accessed [today's date]).

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