Is NEB p.Asp6986= (c.20958C>T) pathogenic?

NEB p.Asp6986= (c.20958C>T) is classified Likely benign in NEB (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2023-12-09). Very rare (popmax 0.005%, amr); Associated with nemaline myopathy 2.

What condition is associated with NEB p.Asp6986= (c.20958C>T)?

NEB p.Asp6986= (c.20958C>T) is associated with nemaline myopathy 2 (ClinVar).

How common is NEB p.Asp6986= (c.20958C>T) in the general population?

NEB p.Asp6986= (c.20958C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.005%, amr) (gnomAD).

How is Severe congenital nemaline myopathy inherited?

Typically Autosomal recessive (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

NEB p.Asp6986=

c.20958C>T · rs748770036 · VCV1085882

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.005%, amr)

Conditions

nemaline myopathy 2

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 2.2	GERP -0.79, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	2.319	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.005% Admixed American · 3/59,992 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00133% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000668%

Overall 0.000496% 8/1,612,938 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.005%	19,997
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0048%	20,813
European (non-Finnish)	0.00017%	589,553

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: NEB
Protein: p.Asp6986=
Coding: c.20958C>T
MANE Select: NM_001164508
dbSNP: rs748770036
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:151538179 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.597 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Residue 6986: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in amc6)

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

Disease context

nemaline myopathy 2 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Severe congenital nemaline myopathy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal
Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000 (Europe)

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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/neb-p-asp6986 (accessed [today's date]).

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