Is COL6A1 p.Pro747= (c.2241C>T) pathogenic?

COL6A1 p.Pro747= (c.2241C>T) is classified Likely benign in COL6A1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-08-07). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.02%, sas); Associated with Bethlem myopathy 1A.

What condition is associated with COL6A1 p.Pro747= (c.2241C>T)?

COL6A1 p.Pro747= (c.2241C>T) is associated with Bethlem myopathy 1A (ClinVar).

How common is COL6A1 p.Pro747= (c.2241C>T) in the general population?

COL6A1 p.Pro747= (c.2241C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.02%, sas) (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.Pro747=

c.2241C>T · rs753778247 · VCV1532180

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.02%, sas)

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 -10	GERP -3
Overall
CADD	0.905	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.02% South Asian · 18/89,868 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0129% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0107%

Overall 0.00187% 30/1,601,130 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 28/1,448,880 · genomes 2/152,250 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.02%	4,993
East Asian	0.00451%	22,151
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00323%	31,005
African / African-American	0.00134%	74,702
European (non-Finnish)	0.000596%	167,762

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.Pro747=
Coding: c.2241C>T
MANE Select: NM_001848
dbSNP: rs753778247
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr21:46002392 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.706 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 71.28 · 1 PDB
Residue 747: the vwfa 2 domain; the 'c-terminal globular domain' 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

For Bethlem muscular dystrophy (Orphanet):

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

Similar variants

COL6A1 p.Pro747Ala Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
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

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-pro747 (accessed [today's date]).

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