Is EGLN2 p.Pro29= (c.87T>A) pathogenic?

EGLN2 p.Pro29= (c.87T>A) is classified Likely benign in EGLN2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2019-08-23). Very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr).

How common is EGLN2 p.Pro29= (c.87T>A) in the general population?

EGLN2 p.Pro29= (c.87T>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr) (gnomAD).

EGLN2 p.Pro29=

c.87T>A · rs1220454513 · VCV1764730

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr)

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 1.1	phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	10.22	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00133% African / African-American · 1/74,942 alleles

Overall 6.2e-05% 1/1,613,930 alleles · very rare exomes 0/1,461,722 · genomes 1/152,208 · 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: EGLN2
Protein: p.Pro29=
Coding: c.87T>A
MANE Select: NM_080732
dbSNP: rs1220454513
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:40800659 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.582 · pLI 0.67 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 69.05 · 1 PDB
Residue 29: the 'disordered' region

Full EGLN2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

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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/egln2-p-pro29 (accessed [today's date]).

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