Is COL5A1 p.Asp245= (c.735C>T) pathogenic?

COL5A1 p.Asp245= (c.735C>T) is classified Likely benign in COL5A1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 5 submitters; last evaluated 2025-12-30). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0333%, amr); Associated with familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection.

What condition is associated with COL5A1 p.Asp245= (c.735C>T)?

COL5A1 p.Asp245= (c.735C>T) is associated with familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classic type, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classic type, 1 (ClinVar).

How common is COL5A1 p.Asp245= (c.735C>T) in the general population?

COL5A1 p.Asp245= (c.735C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0333%, amr) (gnomAD).

COL5A1 p.Asp245=

Q: How is Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection inherited?

Typically Autosomal dominant (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

c.735C>T · rs746769184 · VCV459718

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 5 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0333%, amr)

Conditions

familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection

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 0.8	GERP -0.4, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	8.712	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0333% Admixed American · 20/60,026 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0221% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0184%

Overall 0.00273% 44/1,613,908 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.0333%	3,001
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0128%	7,812
European (non-Finnish)	0.00127%	78,653
South Asian	0.0011%	91,066

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: COL5A1
Protein: p.Asp245=
Coding: c.735C>T
MANE Select: NM_000093
dbSNP: rs746769184
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:134727346 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.089 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 52.54 · 1 PDB
Residue 245: the 'nonhelical region' region; the 'disordered' region

Full COL5A1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classic type Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classic type, 1

For Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood

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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/col5a1-p-asp245 (accessed [today's date]).

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