Is EFEMP2 p.Gly77= (c.231C>T) pathogenic?

EFEMP2 p.Gly77= (c.231C>T) is classified Likely benign in EFEMP2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 4 submitters; last evaluated 2024-07-08). Very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with EFEMP2 p.Gly77= (c.231C>T)?

EFEMP2 p.Gly77= (c.231C>T) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, cutis laxa, autosomal recessive, type 1B (ClinVar).

How common is EFEMP2 p.Gly77= (c.231C>T) in the general population?

EFEMP2 p.Gly77= (c.231C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas) (gnomAD).

EFEMP2 p.Gly77=

c.231C>T · rs928050535 · VCV1112766

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 4 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas)

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 1.5	GERP -0.57, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	8.697	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00668% East Asian · 3/44,902 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00177% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000891%

Overall 0.000496% 8/1,614,064 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00668%	14,967
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0064%	15,622
European (non-Finnish)	8.47e-05%	1,180,038

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.Gly77=
Coding: c.231C>T
MANE Select: NM_016938
dbSNP: rs928050535
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:65871293 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.56 · pLI 0.62 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 82.95 · 1 PDB
Residue 77: a disulfide bond; the egf-like 1; atypical 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

Also linked: cutis laxa, autosomal recessive, type 1B

Similar variants

EFEMP2 p.Arg279Cys Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
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EFEMP2 p.Glu161Lys Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
EFEMP2 p.Glu167Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
EFEMP2 c.161-6C>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
EFEMP2 c.491-5C>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
EFEMP2 c.608-3C>G 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-gly77 (accessed [today's date]).

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