Is CALM3 p.Asp79= (c.237C>T) pathogenic?

CALM3 p.Asp79= (c.237C>T) is classified Likely benign in CALM3 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-10-19). Very rare (popmax 0.00934%, afr); Associated with long QT syndrome 1.

What condition is associated with CALM3 p.Asp79= (c.237C>T)?

CALM3 p.Asp79= (c.237C>T) is associated with long QT syndrome 1 (ClinVar).

How common is CALM3 p.Asp79= (c.237C>T) in the general population?

CALM3 p.Asp79= (c.237C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00934%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Romano-Ward syndrome inherited?

Typically Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

CALM3 p.Asp79=

c.237C>T · rs147734536 · VCV1519815

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00934%, afr)

Conditions

long QT syndrome 1

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 -1.3	GERP -3.7
Overall
CADD	1.005	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00934% African / African-American · 7/74,936 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00437% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00309%

Overall 0.000805% 13/1,614,048 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00934%	10,705
Admixed American	0.005%	20,003
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0032%	31,243
European (non-Finnish)	8.47e-05%	1,179,997

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: CALM3
Protein: p.Asp79=
Coding: c.237C>T
MANE Select: NM_005184
dbSNP: rs147734536
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:46608540 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.556 · pLI 0.93 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 85.45 · 26 PDB
Residue 79: the ef-hand 2 domain; the 'necessary and sufficient for interaction with pcp4' region

Full CALM3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

long QT syndrome 1 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Romano-Ward syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive
Onset: All ages
Prevalence: 1-5 / 10 000 (Europe)

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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/calm3-p-asp79 (accessed [today's date]).

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