Is BEND7 p.Asp322Ala (c.965A>C) pathogenic?

BEND7 p.Asp322Ala (c.965A>C) is classified Uncertain significance in BEND7 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-04-23). Very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr).

How common is BEND7 p.Asp322Ala (c.965A>C) in the general population?

BEND7 p.Asp322Ala (c.965A>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr) (gnomAD).

BEND7 p.Asp322Ala

c.965A>C · VCV3260802

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr)

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.483	indeterminate
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7.9	GERP 1.9, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.03	unconstrained · MANE · 48 kb · p 0.55 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	28.6	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00133% African / African-American · 1/74,922 alleles

Overall 0.000657% 1/152,188 alleles · very rare

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: BEND7
Protein: p.Asp322Ala
Coding: c.965A>C
MANE Select: NM_001369863
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr10:13480997 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.842 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 62.17
Residue 322: the ben domain

Full BEND7 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

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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/bend7-p-asp322ala (accessed [today's date]).

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