Is CAPS2 p.Tyr291Cys (c.872A>G) pathogenic?

CAPS2 p.Tyr291Cys (c.872A>G) is classified Uncertain significance in CAPS2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-08-05). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.2716); Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0253%, afr).

How common is CAPS2 p.Tyr291Cys (c.872A>G) in the general population?

CAPS2 p.Tyr291Cys (c.872A>G) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0253%, afr) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about CAPS2 p.Tyr291Cys (c.872A>G)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.2716) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

CAPS2 p.Tyr291Cys

c.872A>G · VCV4219001

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.2716 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0253%, afr)

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.2716	likely benign
REVEL	0.501	indeterminate
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	all four deltas below 0.2 · T>A here scores Δ0.22 · evaluated, not missing
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7.8	GERP 1.5, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	25.0	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

⚠ Isoform check: AlphaMissense numbered on a different transcript (AM Y348C vs ClinVar Y291C) — verify the residue.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0253% African / African-American · 19/75,054 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0165% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0137%

Overall 0.00142% 23/1,614,080 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.0253%	3,950
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0048%	20,836
Admixed American	0.00167%	60,026

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: CAPS2
Protein: p.Tyr291Cys
Coding: c.872A>G
MANE Select: NM_017954 · reported on NM_001355024
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:75298745 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 79.91

Full CAPS2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

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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/caps2-p-tyr291cys (accessed [today's date]).

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