Is ERCC3 p.Ala702= (c.2106G>A) pathogenic?

ERCC3 p.Ala702= (c.2106G>A) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in ERCC3 (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 5 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-24). Rare (popmax 0.109%, eas); Associated with xeroderma pigmentosum group B.

What condition is associated with ERCC3 p.Ala702= (c.2106G>A)?

ERCC3 p.Ala702= (c.2106G>A) is associated with xeroderma pigmentosum group B, xeroderma pigmentosum (ClinVar).

How common is ERCC3 p.Ala702= (c.2106G>A) in the general population?

ERCC3 p.Ala702= (c.2106G>A) is rare (popmax 0.109%, eas) (gnomAD).

ERCC3 p.Ala702=

Q: How is Xeroderma pigmentosum-Cockayne syndrome complex inherited?

Typically Autosomal recessive (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

c.2106G>A · rs114508982 · VCV331074

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 5 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.109%, eas)

Conditions

xeroderma pigmentosum group B

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 -8.9	GERP -4.3
Overall
CADD	1.839	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.109% East Asian · 49/44,892 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0848% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0761%

Overall 0.00508% 82/1,614,204 alleles · rare exomes 65/1,461,886 · genomes 17/152,318 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.109%	916
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0096%	10,419
European (non-Finnish)	0.00203%	49,168
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00156%	64,036
African / African-American	0.00133%	75,042
South Asian	0.0011%	91,084

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: ERCC3
Protein: p.Ala702=
Coding: c.2106G>A
MANE Select: NM_000122
dbSNP: rs114508982
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:127259407 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.797 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 76.34 · 56 PDB
Residue 702: the helicase c-terminal domain

Full ERCC3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

xeroderma pigmentosum group B — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: xeroderma pigmentosum

For Xeroderma pigmentosum-Cockayne syndrome complex (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

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ERCC3 p.Arg195Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ERCC3 p.Arg425Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ERCC3 p.Arg452Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ 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/ercc3-p-ala702 (accessed [today's date]).

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