Is CAPN3 p.Pro313= (c.939G>A) pathogenic?

CAPN3 p.Pro313= (c.939G>A) is classified Benign/Likely benign in CAPN3 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 7 submitters; last evaluated 2026-02-02). Low-frequency (popmax 2.42%, afr); Associated with autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A.

What condition is associated with CAPN3 p.Pro313= (c.939G>A)?

CAPN3 p.Pro313= (c.939G>A) is associated with autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A (ClinVar).

How common is CAPN3 p.Pro313= (c.939G>A) in the general population?

CAPN3 p.Pro313= (c.939G>A) is low-frequency (popmax 2.42%, afr) (gnomAD).

CAPN3 p.Pro313=

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.939G>A · rs78369269 · VCV128575

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 7 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

low-frequency (popmax 2.42%, 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	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -6.3	GERP -5.1
Overall
CADD	0.72	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 2.42% African / African-American · 1,816/74,966 alleles

Filtering AF 2.33% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 2.29%

Overall 0.121% 1,961/1,614,016 alleles · low-frequency

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	2.42%	41
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.117%	856
Middle Eastern	0.099%	1,010
Admixed American	0.055%	1,819
East Asian	0.00446%	22,435
South Asian	0.00329%	30,357
European (non-Finnish)	0.00237%	42,143

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.Pro313=
Coding: c.939G>A
MANE Select: NM_000070
dbSNP: rs78369269
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr15:42390090 (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 313: the calpain catalytic domain

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

CAPN3 p.Pro313Leu Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
CAPN3 p.Pro313Arg Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
CAPN3 c.1115+5G>C Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
CAPN3 c.1194-2A>G Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
CAPN3 c.1194-9A>G Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
CAPN3 c.1746-20C>G Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
CAPN3 c.1993-1G>A Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
CAPN3 c.499-1G>A Pathogenic ★★★ 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/capn3-p-pro313 (accessed [today's date]).

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