Is CACNA2D1 p.Val312= (c.936A>G) pathogenic?

CACNA2D1 p.Val312= (c.936A>G) is classified Likely benign in CACNA2D1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-04). Very rare (popmax 0.00017%, nfe); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with CACNA2D1 p.Val312= (c.936A>G)?

CACNA2D1 p.Val312= (c.936A>G) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, Brugada syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is CACNA2D1 p.Val312= (c.936A>G) in the general population?

CACNA2D1 p.Val312= (c.936A>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00017%, nfe) (gnomAD).

CACNA2D1 p.Val312=

c.936A>G · VCV3484095

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00017%, nfe)

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 0.29	GERP -1.4, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	7.111	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00017% European (non-Finnish) · 2/1,179,848 alleles

Filtering AF 2.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.1e-05%

Overall 0.000124% 2/1,613,664 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: CACNA2D1
Protein: p.Val312=
Coding: c.936A>G
MANE Select: NM_000722
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:82038179 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.437 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 86.97 · 30 PDB
Residue 312: a disulfide bond; the vwfa domain; an α-helix

Full CACNA2D1 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: Brugada syndrome

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CACNA2D1 p.Ala104Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CACNA2D1 p.Ala30Pro Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CACNA2D1 p.Ala321Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ 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/cacna2d1-p-val312 (accessed [today's date]).

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