Is COPA p.Ala799= (c.2397A>G) pathogenic?

COPA p.Ala799= (c.2397A>G) is classified Likely benign in COPA (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-06-29). Very rare (popmax 0.0011%, sas); Associated with autoimmune interstitial lung disease-arthritis syndrome.

What condition is associated with COPA p.Ala799= (c.2397A>G)?

COPA p.Ala799= (c.2397A>G) is associated with autoimmune interstitial lung disease-arthritis syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is COPA p.Ala799= (c.2397A>G) in the general population?

COPA p.Ala799= (c.2397A>G) is very rare (popmax 0.0011%, sas) (gnomAD).

COPA p.Ala799=

Q: How is Autoimmune interstitial lung disease-arthritis syndrome inherited?

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

c.2397A>G · rs772545818 · VCV3017104

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.0011%, sas)

Conditions

autoimmune interstitial lung disease-arthritis syndrome

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 -1.8	GERP -3.2
Overall
CADD	7.307	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0011% South Asian · 1/90,860 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000292% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000211%

Overall 0.000616% 9/1,461,008 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0011%	90,860
European (non-Finnish)	0.000678%	147,476

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: COPA
Protein: p.Ala799=
Coding: c.2397A>G
MANE Select: NM_004371
dbSNP: rs772545818
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:160295815 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.098 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 83.85 · 3 PDB

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

Disease context

autoimmune interstitial lung disease-arthritis syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Autoimmune interstitial lung disease-arthritis syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Childhood, Infancy

Similar variants

COPA p.Ala799Pro Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
COPA p.Arg233His Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
COPA p.Glu241Lys Pathogenic ★★ same condition
COPA p.Ala111Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
COPA p.Ala176Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
COPA p.Ala407Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
COPA p.Ala422Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
COPA p.Ala469Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ 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/copa-p-ala799 (accessed [today's date]).

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