Is GDF2 p.Asp290= (c.870C>T) pathogenic?

GDF2 p.Asp290= (c.870C>T) is classified Likely benign in GDF2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-04-17). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0267%, eas); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with GDF2 p.Asp290= (c.870C>T)?

GDF2 p.Asp290= (c.870C>T) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, telangiectasia, hereditary hemorrhagic, type 5 (ClinVar).

How common is GDF2 p.Asp290= (c.870C>T) in the general population?

GDF2 p.Asp290= (c.870C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0267%, eas) (gnomAD).

GDF2 p.Asp290=

c.870C>T · rs782675565 · VCV696268

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0267%, eas)

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 -6.3	GERP -3.7
Overall
CADD	0.521	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0267% East Asian · 12/44,880 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0154% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0121%

Overall 0.00118% 19/1,613,982 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 18/1,461,848 · genomes 1/152,134 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.0267%	3,740
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,490
South Asian	0.0011%	91,084
European (non-Finnish)	0.000424%	236,008

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: GDF2
Protein: p.Asp290=
Coding: c.870C>T
MANE Select: NM_016204
dbSNP: rs782675565
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr10:47325364 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.208 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 75.79 · 20 PDB
Residue 290: the 'disordered' region

Full GDF2 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

Also linked: telangiectasia, hereditary hemorrhagic, type 5

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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/gdf2-p-asp290 (accessed [today's date]).

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