Is COPA p.Glu659Gln (c.1975G>C) pathogenic?

COPA p.Glu659Gln (c.1975G>C) is classified Uncertain significance in COPA (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-08-13). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.7853); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with autoimmune interstitial lung disease-arthritis syndrome.

What condition is associated with COPA p.Glu659Gln (c.1975G>C)?

COPA p.Glu659Gln (c.1975G>C) is associated with autoimmune interstitial lung disease-arthritis syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is COPA p.Glu659Gln (c.1975G>C) in the general population?

COPA p.Glu659Gln (c.1975G>C) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about COPA p.Glu659Gln (c.1975G>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.7853) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

COPA p.Glu659Gln

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.1975G>C · rs2525367470 · VCV2111988

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.7853 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

2/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

autoimmune interstitial lung disease-arthritis syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.7853	likely pathogenic
REVEL	0.241	benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -10.36	damaging
⇒ AlphaMissense and SaProt call this damaging; REVEL does not.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7.7	GERP 2.7, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.72	unconstrained · MANE · 42 kb · p 1.1e-24 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	24.5	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

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

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: COPA
Protein: p.Glu659Gln
Coding: c.1975G>C
MANE Select: NM_004371
dbSNP: rs2525367470
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:160298847 (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

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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-glu659gln (accessed [today's date]).

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