Is C3 p.Glu279Lys (c.835G>A) pathogenic?

C3 p.Glu279Lys (c.835G>A) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in C3 (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2025-11-08). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.0939); Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0132%, nfe); Associated with atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome with C3 anomaly.

What condition is associated with C3 p.Glu279Lys (c.835G>A)?

C3 p.Glu279Lys (c.835G>A) is associated with atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome with C3 anomaly, age related macular degeneration 9, complement component 3 deficiency (ClinVar).

How common is C3 p.Glu279Lys (c.835G>A) in the general population?

C3 p.Glu279Lys (c.835G>A) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0132%, nfe) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about C3 p.Glu279Lys (c.835G>A)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.0939) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

C3 p.Glu279Lys

c.835G>A · rs146167974 · VCV892936

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.0939 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0132%, nfe)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome with C3 anomaly

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.0939	likely benign
REVEL	0.093	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -7.90	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 3.1	GERP 1.4, phastCons 0.95
Regional constraint	o/e 0.74	unconstrained · MANE · 35 kb · p 3.5e-28 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	22.2	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0132% European (non-Finnish) · 156/1,179,938 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0115% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0108%

Overall 0.00991% 160/1,613,806 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
European (non-Finnish)grpmax	0.0132%	7,564
African / African-American	0.00267%	37,430
Admixed American	0.00167%	59,988
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,486

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: C3
Protein: p.Glu279Lys
Coding: c.835G>A
MANE Select: NM_000064
dbSNP: rs146167974
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:6713448 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.541 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 79.84 · 80 PDB

Full C3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome with C3 anomaly — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: age related macular degeneration 9 complement component 3 deficiency C3 glomerulonephritis atypical hemolytic-uremic 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/c3-p-glu279lys (accessed [today's date]).

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