Is EPHB4 p.Pro168= (c.504G>A) pathogenic?

EPHB4 p.Pro168= (c.504G>A) is classified Likely benign in EPHB4 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-09-24). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0213%, afr); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with EPHB4 p.Pro168= (c.504G>A)?

EPHB4 p.Pro168= (c.504G>A) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype (ClinVar).

How common is EPHB4 p.Pro168= (c.504G>A) in the general population?

EPHB4 p.Pro168= (c.504G>A) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0213%, afr) (gnomAD).

EPHB4 p.Pro168=

c.504G>A · rs532613401 · VCV1745016

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0213%, afr)

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 -20	GERP -4.8
Overall
CADD	0.124	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0213% African / African-American · 16/75,054 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0133% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0109%

Overall 0.00192% 31/1,612,598 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 16/1,460,258 · genomes 15/152,340 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.0213%	4,691
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0048%	20,821
Admixed American	0.00334%	29,970
European (non-Finnish)	0.000848%	117,955

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.Pro168=
Coding: c.504G>A
MANE Select: NM_004444
dbSNP: rs532613401
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:100822575 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.645 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 82.46 · 23 PDB
Residue 168: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in cmavm2); the eph lbd 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.Pro168Leu Likely benign ★ ⚠ 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
EPHB4 p.Arg483Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition

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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/ephb4-p-pro168 (accessed [today's date]).

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