Is COL6A2 p.Pro587= (c.1761C>T) pathogenic?

COL6A2 p.Pro587= (c.1761C>T) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in COL6A2 (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 5 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-24). Rare (popmax 0.242%, afr); Associated with Bethlem myopathy 1A.

What condition is associated with COL6A2 p.Pro587= (c.1761C>T)?

COL6A2 p.Pro587= (c.1761C>T) is associated with Bethlem myopathy 1A (ClinVar).

How common is COL6A2 p.Pro587= (c.1761C>T) in the general population?

COL6A2 p.Pro587= (c.1761C>T) is rare (popmax 0.242%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Bethlem muscular dystrophy inherited?

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

COL6A2 p.Pro587=

c.1761C>T · rs146311719 · VCV166932

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 5 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.242%, 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 -8.8	GERP -2.7
Overall
CADD	2.166	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.242% African / African-American · 182/75,052 alleles

Filtering AF 0.214% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.203%

Overall 0.0144% 232/1,612,912 alleles · rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.242%	412
Middle Eastern	0.033%	3,031
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0128%	7,811
South Asian	0.0121%	8,280
Admixed American	0.0117%	8,574
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00478%	20,935
European (non-Finnish)	0.00161%	62,106

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.Pro587=
Coding: c.1761C>T
MANE Select: NM_001849
dbSNP: rs146311719
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr21:46124911 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.895 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 69.58 · 1 PDB
Residue 587: the 'triple-helical region' region; the 'disordered' 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

COL6A2 p.Pro587Leu Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
COL6A2 c.1000-1G>T Pathogenic ★★ same condition
COL6A2 c.1000-2A>C Pathogenic ★★ same condition
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

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-pro587 (accessed [today's date]).

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