Is ANKH p.Ala98= (c.294C>T) pathogenic?

ANKH p.Ala98= (c.294C>T) is classified Benign in ANKH (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 5 submitters; last evaluated 2026-02-04). Common (popmax 26.1%, mid) — too common for a highly-penetrant pathogenic allele; Associated with chondrocalcinosis 2.

What condition is associated with ANKH p.Ala98= (c.294C>T)?

ANKH p.Ala98= (c.294C>T) is associated with chondrocalcinosis 2, craniometaphyseal dysplasia, autosomal dominant (ClinVar).

How is Familial calcium pyrophosphate deposition inherited?

Typically Autosomal dominant, Not applicable (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

ANKH p.Ala98=

Q: How common is ANKH p.Ala98= (c.294C>T) in the general population?

ANKH p.Ala98= (c.294C>T) is common (popmax 26.1%, mid) — too common for a highly-penetrant pathogenic allele (gnomAD).

c.294C>T · rs17251667 · VCV351559

Benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 5 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Common

common (popmax 26.1%, mid) — too common for a highly-penetrant pathogenic allele

Conditions

chondrocalcinosis 2

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 -3.2	GERP -3.5
Overall
CADD	1.156	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 26.1% Middle Eastern · 1,582/6,062 alleles

Filtering AF 25% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 24.6%

Overall 17.9% 288,623/1,613,992 alleles · common

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	26.1%	4
South Asian	24.8%	4
Amishnot grpmax-eligible	20.8%	5
European (non-Finnish)	19.2%	5
Ashkenazi Jewishnot grpmax-eligible	18.9%	5
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	17.9%	6
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	14.2%	7
Admixed American	10.4%	10
African / African-American	5.56%	18
East Asian	2.24%	45

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
Protein: p.Ala98=
Coding: c.294C>T
MANE Select: NM_054027
dbSNP: rs17251667
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr5:14768994 (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

chondrocalcinosis 2 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: craniometaphyseal dysplasia, autosomal dominant

For Familial calcium pyrophosphate deposition (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Not applicable
Onset: Adult

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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-p-ala98 (accessed [today's date]).

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