Is COL4A2 p.Arg970Ter (c.2908C>T) pathogenic?

COL4A2 p.Arg970Ter (c.2908C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in COL4A2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2022-01-06). Very rare (popmax 0.00134%, afr); Associated with brain small vessel disease 2A, autosomal dominant.

What condition is associated with COL4A2 p.Arg970Ter (c.2908C>T)?

COL4A2 p.Arg970Ter (c.2908C>T) is associated with brain small vessel disease 2A, autosomal dominant (ClinVar).

How common is COL4A2 p.Arg970Ter (c.2908C>T) in the general population?

COL4A2 p.Arg970Ter (c.2908C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00134%, afr) (gnomAD).

COL4A2 p.Arg970Ter

c.2908C>T · rs758156725 · VCV2404564

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

Consequence

nonsense (stop-gain)

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00134%, afr)

Conditions

brain small vessel disease 2A, autosomal dominant

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Consequence	nonsense (stop-gain)	predicted loss-of-function
NMD	predicted	premature termination codon in exon 33 of 48
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 4.7	GERP 0.2, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	44.0	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

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

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00134% African / African-American · 1/74,772 alleles

Filtering AF 6.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.9e-05%

Overall 0.000248% 4/1,610,016 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00134%	74,772
European (non-Finnish)	0.000255%	392,546

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: COL4A2
Protein: p.Arg970Ter
Coding: c.2908C>T
MANE Select: NM_001846
dbSNP: rs758156725
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr13:110484910 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.618 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 47.97 · 4 PDB
Residue 970: the 'triple-helical region' region

Full COL4A2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

brain small vessel disease 2A, autosomal dominant — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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COL4A2 p.Ala370Pro Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
COL4A2 p.Ala95Asp Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
COL4A2 p.Arg1069Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
COL4A2 p.Arg1069Trp Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
COL4A2 p.Arg1617Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition

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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/col4a2-p-arg970ter (accessed [today's date]).

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