Is EPHB4 p.Asp709= (c.2127C>T) pathogenic?

EPHB4 p.Asp709= (c.2127C>T) is classified Likely benign in EPHB4 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-12-18). Rare (popmax 0.116%, eas); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with EPHB4 p.Asp709= (c.2127C>T)?

EPHB4 p.Asp709= (c.2127C>T) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype (ClinVar).

How common is EPHB4 p.Asp709= (c.2127C>T) in the general population?

EPHB4 p.Asp709= (c.2127C>T) is rare (popmax 0.116%, eas) (gnomAD).

EPHB4 p.Asp709=

c.2127C>T · rs771574231 · VCV1786333

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.116%, 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 -15	GERP -5
Overall
CADD	0.043	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.116% East Asian · 52/44,828 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0908% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0818%

Overall 0.00911% 147/1,612,920 alleles · rare exomes 139/1,460,894 · genomes 8/152,026 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.116%	862
Middle Eastern	0.0164%	6,082
European (non-Finnish)	0.00738%	13,554
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00641%	15,611
African / African-American	0.00267%	37,439
Admixed American	0.00167%	59,960

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: EPHB4
Protein: p.Asp709=
Coding: c.2127C>T
MANE Select: NM_004444
dbSNP: rs771574231
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:100807572 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.645 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 82.46 · 23 PDB
Residue 709: a turn; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in cmavm2); the protein kinase domain

Full EPHB4 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

Similar variants

EPHB4 p.Asp709Ala Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
EPHB4 p.Asp709Val Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
EPHB4 c.1870+5G>C Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
EPHB4 p.Ala262Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
EPHB4 p.Ala345Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
EPHB4 p.Ala931Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
EPHB4 p.Arg148Trp Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
EPHB4 p.Arg310Gln 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/ephb4-p-asp709 (accessed [today's date]).

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