Is EFEMP2 p.Arg236= (c.708G>A) pathogenic?

EFEMP2 p.Arg236= (c.708G>A) is classified Likely benign in EFEMP2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-09-02). Very rare (popmax 0.000508%, nfe); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with EFEMP2 p.Arg236= (c.708G>A)?

EFEMP2 p.Arg236= (c.708G>A) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype (ClinVar).

How common is EFEMP2 p.Arg236= (c.708G>A) in the general population?

EFEMP2 p.Arg236= (c.708G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.000508%, nfe) (gnomAD).

EFEMP2 p.Arg236=

c.708G>A · VCV3506968

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000508%, nfe)

Conditions

Cardiovascular phenotype

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 -3.4
Overall
CADD	5.535	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000508% European (non-Finnish) · 6/1,180,012 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000183% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00012%

Overall 0.00041% 6/1,461,730 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: EFEMP2
Protein: p.Arg236=
Coding: c.708G>A
MANE Select: NM_016938
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:65869876 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.56 · pLI 0.62 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 82.95 · 1 PDB
Residue 236: a disulfide bond; the egf-like 4; calcium-binding domain

Full EFEMP2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Cardiovascular phenotype — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

EFEMP2 p.Arg236Trp Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
EFEMP2 p.Glu167Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
EFEMP2 c.608-3C>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
EFEMP2 p.Ala103Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
EFEMP2 p.Ala291Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
EFEMP2 p.Ala85Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
EFEMP2 p.Ala86Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
EFEMP2 p.Arg156Cys 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/efemp2-p-arg236 (accessed [today's date]).

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