Is CALR3 p.Ser52= (c.156G>A) pathogenic?

CALR3 p.Ser52= (c.156G>A) is classified Likely benign in CALR3 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-07-13). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0283%, amr); Associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 19.

What condition is associated with CALR3 p.Ser52= (c.156G>A)?

CALR3 p.Ser52= (c.156G>A) is associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 19 (ClinVar).

How common is CALR3 p.Ser52= (c.156G>A) in the general population?

CALR3 p.Ser52= (c.156G>A) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0283%, amr) (gnomAD).

CALR3 p.Ser52=

c.156G>A · rs779192527 · VCV1144302

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0283%, amr)

Conditions

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 19

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.034	moderately benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -4.4	GERP -4.1
Overall
CADD	9.854	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0283% Admixed American · 17/59,976 alleles

Filtering AF 0.018% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0147%

Overall 0.00124% 20/1,613,974 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.0283%	3,528
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,482
European (non-Finnish)	0.000169%	590,005

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: CALR3
Protein: p.Ser52=
Coding: c.156G>A
MANE Select: NM_145046
dbSNP: rs779192527
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:16495788 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.028 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.43
Residue 52: the 'n-domain' region

Full CALR3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 19 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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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/calr3-p-ser52 (accessed [today's date]).

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