Is EFEMP2 p.Asn197= (c.591C>T) pathogenic?

EFEMP2 p.Asn197= (c.591C>T) is classified Likely benign in EFEMP2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-08-28). Very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas); Associated with cutis laxa, autosomal recessive, type 1B.

What condition is associated with EFEMP2 p.Asn197= (c.591C>T)?

EFEMP2 p.Asn197= (c.591C>T) is associated with cutis laxa, autosomal recessive, type 1B (ClinVar).

How common is EFEMP2 p.Asn197= (c.591C>T) in the general population?

EFEMP2 p.Asn197= (c.591C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas) (gnomAD).

How is Autosomal recessive cutis laxa type 1 inherited?

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

EFEMP2 p.Asn197=

c.591C>T · rs1402067269 · VCV2921211

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas)

Conditions

cutis laxa, autosomal recessive, type 1B

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 5.1	GERP -0.49, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	11.85	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00223% East Asian · 1/44,902 alleles

Overall 6.2e-05% 1/1,613,690 alleles · very rare exomes 0/1,461,484 · genomes 1/152,206 · joint denominator

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.Asn197=
Coding: c.591C>T
MANE Select: NM_016938
dbSNP: rs1402067269
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:65870137 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.56 · pLI 0.62 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 82.95 · 1 PDB
Residue 197: the egf-like 3; calcium-binding domain

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

Disease context

cutis laxa, autosomal recessive, type 1B — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Autosomal recessive cutis laxa type 1 (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

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EFEMP2 p.Glu161Lys Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
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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/efemp2-p-asn197 (accessed [today's date]).

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