Is COL6A1 p.Asp352= (c.1056C>T) pathogenic?

COL6A1 p.Asp352= (c.1056C>T) is classified Benign/Likely benign in COL6A1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 8 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-19). Low-frequency (popmax 1.25%, afr); Associated with Bethlem myopathy 1A.

What condition is associated with COL6A1 p.Asp352= (c.1056C>T)?

COL6A1 p.Asp352= (c.1056C>T) is associated with Bethlem myopathy 1A, collagen 6-related myopathy (ClinVar).

How common is COL6A1 p.Asp352= (c.1056C>T) in the general population?

COL6A1 p.Asp352= (c.1056C>T) is low-frequency (popmax 1.25%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Bethlem muscular dystrophy inherited?

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

COL6A1 p.Asp352=

c.1056C>T · rs116343553 · VCV93803

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 8 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

low-frequency (popmax 1.25%, afr)

Conditions

Bethlem myopathy 1A

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 -14	GERP -3.2
Overall
CADD	0.053	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 1.25% African / African-American · 939/75,016 alleles

Filtering AF 1.19% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.16%

Overall 0.0788% 1,271/1,613,360 alleles · low-frequency exomes 679/1,461,090 · genomes 592/152,270 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	1.25%	80
South Asian	0.167%	599
Admixed American	0.107%	938
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.106%	947
Middle Eastern	0.0343%	2,919
European (non-Finnish)	0.00407%	24,583

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: COL6A1
Protein: p.Asp352=
Coding: c.1056C>T
MANE Select: NM_001848
dbSNP: rs116343553
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr21:45990826 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.706 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 71.28 · 1 PDB
Residue 352: the 'disordered' region; the 'triple-helical region' region

Full COL6A1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Bethlem myopathy 1A — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: collagen 6-related myopathy

For Bethlem muscular dystrophy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive
Onset: Childhood, Infancy
Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (United Kingdom)

Similar variants

COL6A1 c.1002+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
COL6A1 c.1003-1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
COL6A1 c.1003-2A>C Pathogenic ★★ same condition
COL6A1 c.1003-2A>G Pathogenic ★★ same condition
COL6A1 c.1056+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
COL6A1 c.1056+1G>C Pathogenic ★★ same condition
COL6A1 c.1056+2T>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
COL6A1 c.1056+5G>A Pathogenic/Likely 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/col6a1-p-asp352 (accessed [today's date]).

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