Is EVC2 p.Tyr244= (c.732C>T) pathogenic?

EVC2 p.Tyr244= (c.732C>T) is classified Likely benign in EVC2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-03-20). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid); Associated with Ellis-van Creveld syndrome.

What condition is associated with EVC2 p.Tyr244= (c.732C>T)?

EVC2 p.Tyr244= (c.732C>T) is associated with Ellis-van Creveld syndrome, acrofacial dysostosis, Weyers type (ClinVar).

How common is EVC2 p.Tyr244= (c.732C>T) in the general population?

EVC2 p.Tyr244= (c.732C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid) (gnomAD).

EVC2 p.Tyr244=

c.732C>T · rs765159349 · VCV1079571

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid)

Conditions

Ellis-van Creveld syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 3.1	GERP -0.39, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	6.369	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0164% Middle Eastern · 1/6,084 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00815% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00633%

Overall 0.00335% 54/1,614,086 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 49/1,461,864 · genomes 5/152,222 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0164%	6,084
African / African-American	0.0147%	6,813
Admixed American	0.00333%	30,005
European (non-Finnish)	0.00297%	33,715
East Asian	0.00223%	44,886
South Asian	0.0022%	45,545
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,490
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00156%	64,030

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.Tyr244=
Coding: c.732C>T
MANE Select: NM_147127
dbSNP: rs765159349
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr4:5685454 (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

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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
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EVC2 c.451-2A>G 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-tyr244 (accessed [today's date]).

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