Is EVC2 p.Asp729= (c.2187C>T) pathogenic?

EVC2 p.Asp729= (c.2187C>T) is classified Likely benign in EVC2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-09-08). Very rare (popmax 0.00534%, afr); Associated with Ellis-van Creveld syndrome.

What condition is associated with EVC2 p.Asp729= (c.2187C>T)?

EVC2 p.Asp729= (c.2187C>T) is associated with Ellis-van Creveld syndrome, acrofacial dysostosis, Weyers type (ClinVar).

How common is EVC2 p.Asp729= (c.2187C>T) in the general population?

EVC2 p.Asp729= (c.2187C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00534%, afr) (gnomAD).

EVC2 p.Asp729=

c.2187C>T · rs151249435 · VCV2172109

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00534%, afr)

Conditions

Ellis-van Creveld syndrome

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 2.9	GERP -1.3, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	7.142	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00534% African / African-American · 4/74,878 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00175% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00104%

Overall 0.00031% 5/1,613,926 alleles · very rare exomes 2/1,461,870 · genomes 3/152,056 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00534%	18,720
European (non-Finnish)	8.47e-05%	1,180,032

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: EVC2
Protein: p.Asp729=
Coding: c.2187C>T
MANE Select: NM_147127
dbSNP: rs151249435
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr4:5622851 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.092 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 73.33

Full EVC2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Ellis-van Creveld syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: acrofacial dysostosis, Weyers type

Similar variants

EVC2 p.Asp729Asn Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
EVC2 c.2046+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
EVC2 c.2047-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
EVC2 c.229-1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
EVC2 c.229-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
EVC2 c.3360+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
EVC2 c.3659+2T>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
EVC2 c.450+2T>C 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/evc2-p-asp729 (accessed [today's date]).

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