Is EVC p.Arg54= (c.162C>T) pathogenic?

EVC p.Arg54= (c.162C>T) is classified Benign/Likely benign in EVC (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 6 submitters; last evaluated 2026-05-01). Rare (popmax 0.116%, amr); Associated with acrofacial dysostosis, Weyers type.

What condition is associated with EVC p.Arg54= (c.162C>T)?

EVC p.Arg54= (c.162C>T) is associated with acrofacial dysostosis, Weyers type, Ellis-van Creveld syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is EVC p.Arg54= (c.162C>T) in the general population?

EVC p.Arg54= (c.162C>T) is rare (popmax 0.116%, amr) (gnomAD).

EVC p.Arg54=

c.162C>T · rs1305323625 · VCV766819

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 6 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.116%, amr)

Conditions

acrofacial dysostosis, Weyers type

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 -1.5	GERP -3
Overall
CADD	7.404	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.116% Admixed American · 25/21,528 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0807% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0689%

Overall 0.00239% 28/1,171,110 alleles · rare exomes 8/1,019,796 · genomes 20/151,314 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.116%	861
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00242%	41,288
European (non-Finnish)	0.000211%	474,545

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: EVC
Protein: p.Arg54=
Coding: c.162C>T
MANE Select: NM_153717
dbSNP: rs1305323625
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr4:5711542 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.134 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 74.49

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

Disease context

acrofacial dysostosis, Weyers type — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: Ellis-van Creveld syndrome

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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/evc-p-arg54 (accessed [today's date]).

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