Is COL6A2 p.Pro38Ser (c.112C>T) pathogenic?

COL6A2 p.Pro38Ser (c.112C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in COL6A2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-09-15). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.1079); Very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr); Associated with Bethlem myopathy 1A.

What condition is associated with COL6A2 p.Pro38Ser (c.112C>T)?

COL6A2 p.Pro38Ser (c.112C>T) is associated with Bethlem myopathy 1A (ClinVar).

How common is COL6A2 p.Pro38Ser (c.112C>T) in the general population?

COL6A2 p.Pro38Ser (c.112C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr) (gnomAD).

How is Bethlem muscular dystrophy inherited?

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

What do computational predictors say about COL6A2 p.Pro38Ser (c.112C>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.1079) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

COL6A2 p.Pro38Ser

c.112C>T · rs2078399168 · VCV1052814

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.1079 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

Bethlem myopathy 1A

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.1079	likely benign
REVEL	0.211	benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -6.75	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7.1	GERP 1.6, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.90	unconstrained · MANE · 2,585 bp · p 0.043 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	20.5	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean tolerated — a triage signal, not a reclassification

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

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00167% Admixed American · 1/59,982 alleles

Overall 6.85e-05% 1/1,459,660 alleles · very rare

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: COL6A2
Protein: p.Pro38Ser
Coding: c.112C>T
MANE Select: NM_001849
dbSNP: rs2078399168
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr21:46111588 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.895 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 69.58 · 1 PDB
Residue 38: the 'nonhelical region' region

Full COL6A2 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

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COL6A2 c.1053+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
COL6A2 c.1053+1G>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
COL6A2 c.1053+2T>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
COL6A2 c.1054-2A>G Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
COL6A2 c.115+2T>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
COL6A2 c.1180-1G>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/col6a2-p-pro38ser (accessed [today's date]).

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