Is MECOM p.Pro1187= (c.3561G>A) pathogenic?

MECOM p.Pro1187= (c.3561G>A) is classified Benign/Likely benign in MECOM (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 4 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-24). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0769%, afr); Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

What condition is associated with MECOM p.Pro1187= (c.3561G>A)?

MECOM p.Pro1187= (c.3561G>A) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases (ClinVar).

How common is MECOM p.Pro1187= (c.3561G>A) in the general population?

MECOM p.Pro1187= (c.3561G>A) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0769%, afr) (gnomAD).

MECOM p.Pro1187=

c.3561G>A · rs79855280 · VCV2913796

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 4 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0769%, afr)

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

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 -0.16	GERP -4, phastCons 0.29
Overall
CADD	7.506	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0769% African / African-American · 57/74,142 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0609% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0551%

Overall 0.00556% 89/1,600,688 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.0769%	1,301
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00484%	20,647
East Asian	0.00226%	44,272
South Asian	0.00226%	44,306
European (non-Finnish)	0.00221%	45,184

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: MECOM
Protein: p.Pro1187=
Coding: c.3561G>A
MANE Select: NM_004991
dbSNP: rs79855280
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr3:169089024 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.161 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 51.04 · 1 PDB

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

Disease context

Inborn genetic diseases — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

MECOM p.Pro1187Leu Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
MECOM p.Ala1022Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
MECOM p.Ala1228Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
MECOM p.Ala222Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
MECOM p.Ala434Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
MECOM p.Ala477Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
MECOM p.Ala537Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
MECOM p.Ala653Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ 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/mecom-p-pro1187 (accessed [today's date]).

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