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CAPN3 p.Asp243fs

c.727dup · VCV4816390

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Classification
Pathogenic
ClinVar
Review
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Consequence
frameshift
predicted LoF
gnomAD v4.1
Rare
Conditions
1
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.
Consequenceframeshiftpredicted loss-of-function
NMDpredictedpremature termination codon in exon 5 of 24
Splicing
SpliceAI—not assessed · substitutions only
Constraint at this position
ConservationphyloP 11GERP 1.7, phastCons 1

Predicted loss-of-function is descriptive, not an applied PVS1 code.

Variant & gene context

Gene
CAPN3
Protein
p.Asp243fs
Coding
c.727dup
MANE Select
NM_000070
Type
Duplication
Location
chr15:42389019 (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 243
the calpain catalytic domain; an α-helix
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)

Similar variants

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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-asp243fs (accessed [today's date]).

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