Is EPAS1 p.Glu396= (c.1188G>A) pathogenic?

EPAS1 p.Glu396= (c.1188G>A) is classified Likely benign in EPAS1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2020-01-31). Very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas); Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

What condition is associated with EPAS1 p.Glu396= (c.1188G>A)?

EPAS1 p.Glu396= (c.1188G>A) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases (ClinVar).

How common is EPAS1 p.Glu396= (c.1188G>A) in the general population?

EPAS1 p.Glu396= (c.1188G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas) (gnomAD).

EPAS1 p.Glu396=

c.1188G>A · rs1301384759 · VCV1744074

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas)

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

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 0.63	GERP -2.7, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	5.355	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00668% East Asian · 3/44,878 alleles

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

Overall 0.000205% 3/1,461,518 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: EPAS1
Protein: p.Glu396=
Coding: c.1188G>A
MANE Select: NM_001430
dbSNP: rs1301384759
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:46376692 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.366 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 59.41 · 43 PDB

Full EPAS1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Inborn genetic diseases — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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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/epas1-p-glu396 (accessed [today's date]).

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