Is ANK2 p.Ala526= (c.1578C>G) pathogenic?

ANK2 p.Ala526= (c.1578C>G) is classified Likely benign in ANK2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-06-17). Very rare (popmax 0.005%, amr); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with ANK2 p.Ala526= (c.1578C>G)?

ANK2 p.Ala526= (c.1578C>G) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, long QT syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is ANK2 p.Ala526= (c.1578C>G) in the general population?

ANK2 p.Ala526= (c.1578C>G) is very rare (popmax 0.005%, amr) (gnomAD).

ANK2 p.Ala526=

c.1578C>G · rs762958248 · VCV457023

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.005%, amr)

Conditions

Cardiovascular phenotype

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 0.59	GERP -0.068, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	9.36	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.005% Admixed American · 3/60,008 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00133% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00108%

Overall 0.00167% 27/1,614,052 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.005%	20,003
European (non-Finnish)	0.00195%	51,307
South Asian	0.0011%	91,090

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: ANK2
Protein: p.Ala526=
Coding: c.1578C>G
MANE Select: NM_001148
dbSNP: rs762958248
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr4:113274544 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.271 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)

Full ANK2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

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

Also linked: long QT syndrome

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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/ank2-p-ala526 (accessed [today's date]).

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