Is CAPN3 p.Val354= (c.1062G>A) pathogenic?

CAPN3 p.Val354= (c.1062G>A) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in CAPN3 (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-12-16). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0106%, sas); Associated with autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A.

What condition is associated with CAPN3 p.Val354= (c.1062G>A)?

CAPN3 p.Val354= (c.1062G>A) is associated with autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A, muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, autosomal dominant 4 (ClinVar).

How common is CAPN3 p.Val354= (c.1062G>A) in the general population?

CAPN3 p.Val354= (c.1062G>A) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0106%, sas) (gnomAD).

CAPN3 p.Val354=

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.1062G>A · rs776793553 · VCV1135030

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0106%, sas)

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 1.1	GERP -3.5, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	7.067	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0106% South Asian · 9/84,756 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00548% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0041%

Overall 0.00064% 10/1,562,654 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 9/1,410,460 · genomes 1/152,194 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0106%	9,417
Admixed American	0.00191%	52,270

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.Val354=
Coding: c.1062G>A
MANE Select: NM_000070
dbSNP: rs776793553
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr15:42394288 (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 354: the calpain catalytic domain; a β-strand; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in lgmdr1)

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

Also linked: muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, autosomal dominant 4

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.Val354Gly Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same residue
CAPN3 p.Val354Met 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-val354 (accessed [today's date]).

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