Is ANKH c.-252C>T pathogenic?

ANKH c.-252C>T is classified Benign in ANKH (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2018-01-13). Rare (popmax 0.499%, afr); Associated with craniometaphyseal dysplasia, autosomal dominant.

How common is ANKH c.-252C>T in the general population?

ANKH c.-252C>T is rare (popmax 0.499%, afr) (gnomAD).

ANKH c.-252C>T

Q: What condition is associated with ANKH c.-252C>T?

ANKH c.-252C>T is associated with craniometaphyseal dysplasia, autosomal dominant, chondrocalcinosis 2 (ClinVar).

rs530246274 · VCV907697

Benign Single submitter

Classification

Benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.499%, afr)

Conditions

craniometaphyseal dysplasia, autosomal dominant

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 8.4	GERP 0.81, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	18.94	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.499% African / African-American · 206/41,318 alleles

Filtering AF 0.443% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.421%

Overall 0.15% 223/148,190 alleles · rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.499%	201
Admixed American	0.0922%	1,084
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0787%	1,270
European (non-Finnish)	0.00131%	76,154

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: ANKH
Coding: c.-252C>T
MANE Select: NM_054027
dbSNP: rs530246274
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr5:14871699 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.463 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 84.57

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

Disease context

craniometaphyseal dysplasia, autosomal dominant — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: chondrocalcinosis 2

Similar variants

ANKH c.1142-4A>G Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ANKH c.*3752G>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
ANKH p.Val313Met Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
ANKH c.1011+15T>G Benign ★★ same condition
ANKH c.1012-11T>G Benign/Likely benign ★★ same condition
ANKH c.1265+6T>C Benign ★★ same condition
ANKH c.1266-6C>T Benign/Likely benign ★★ same condition
ANKH c.1365+13C>T Benign ★★ 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/ankh-c-minus-252c-t (accessed [today's date]).

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