Is ELFN2 p.Gln745Arg (c.2234A>G) pathogenic?

ELFN2 p.Gln745Arg (c.2234A>G) is classified Uncertain significance in ELFN2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-07-27). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.6415); Very rare (popmax 0.00333%, amr).

How common is ELFN2 p.Gln745Arg (c.2234A>G) in the general population?

ELFN2 p.Gln745Arg (c.2234A>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00333%, amr) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about ELFN2 p.Gln745Arg (c.2234A>G)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.6415) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

ELFN2 p.Gln745Arg

c.2234A>G · rs1487961281 · VCV2303976

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.6415 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00333%, amr)

Missense predictors

1/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.6415	likely pathogenic
REVEL	0.213	benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -5.68	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense calls this damaging; REVEL and SaProt do not.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7.7	GERP 1.8, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.88	unconstrained · MANE · 1,327 bp · p 0.0019 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	27.5	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

Grpmax group 0.00333% Admixed American · 2/60,010 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000553% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000207%

Overall 0.000137% 2/1,461,384 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: ELFN2
Protein: p.Gln745Arg
Coding: c.2234A>G
MANE Select: NM_052906
dbSNP: rs1487961281
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr22:37373301 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.566 · pLI 0.72 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 61.79

Full ELFN2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Similar variants

ELFN2 p.Gln745Lys Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
ELFN2 p.Asn76Ser Benign ★★ same type
ELFN2 p.Ser262Tyr Benign ★★ same type
ELFN2 p.Ala183Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same type
ELFN2 p.Ala198Val Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same type
ELFN2 p.Ala243Gly Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same type
ELFN2 p.Ala265Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same type
ELFN2 p.Ala455Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same type

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/elfn2-p-gln745arg (accessed [today's date]).

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