Is CAPN3 p.Ala444= (c.1332C>T) pathogenic?

CAPN3 p.Ala444= (c.1332C>T) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in CAPN3 (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2024-07-16). Very rare (popmax 0.00267%, afr); Associated with autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A.

What condition is associated with CAPN3 p.Ala444= (c.1332C>T)?

CAPN3 p.Ala444= (c.1332C>T) is associated with autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A (ClinVar).

How common is CAPN3 p.Ala444= (c.1332C>T) in the general population?

CAPN3 p.Ala444= (c.1332C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00267%, afr) (gnomAD).

CAPN3 p.Ala444=

Q: How is Calpain-3-related limb-girdle muscular dystrophy R1 inherited?

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

c.1332C>T · rs886042968 · VCV284879

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00267%, afr)

Conditions

autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	all four deltas below 0.2 · C>G here scores Δ0.29 · evaluated, not missing
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -20	GERP -5.7
Overall
CADD	0.127	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00267% African / African-American · 2/74,788 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000444% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000166%

Overall 0.000498% 8/1,605,588 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00267%	37,394
East Asian	0.00224%	44,668
Admixed American	0.00169%	59,170
European (non-Finnish)	0.00034%	293,835

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: CAPN3
Protein: p.Ala444=
Coding: c.1332C>T
MANE Select: NM_000070
dbSNP: rs886042968
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr15:42399630 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.896 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 79.18 · 5 PDB
Residue 444: the 'domain iii' region

Full CAPN3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Calpain-3-related limb-girdle muscular dystrophy R1 (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Europe)

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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/capn3-p-ala444 (accessed [today's date]).

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