Is PLEC p.Ala2773= (c.8319C>T) pathogenic?

PLEC p.Ala2773= (c.8319C>T) is classified Benign in PLEC (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 8 submitters; last evaluated 2026-02-02). Common (popmax 19.3%, afr) — too common for a highly-penetrant pathogenic allele; Associated with epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5C, with pyloric atresia.

What condition is associated with PLEC p.Ala2773= (c.8319C>T)?

PLEC p.Ala2773= (c.8319C>T) is associated with epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5C, with pyloric atresia, epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5A, Ogna type, epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5B, with muscular dystrophy (ClinVar).

PLEC p.Ala2773=

Q: How common is PLEC p.Ala2773= (c.8319C>T) in the general population?

PLEC p.Ala2773= (c.8319C>T) is common (popmax 19.3%, afr) — too common for a highly-penetrant pathogenic allele (gnomAD).

Q: How is Epidermolysis bullosa simplex with pyloric atresia inherited?

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

c.8319C>T · rs34534853 · VCV129959

Benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 8 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Common

common (popmax 19.3%, afr) — too common for a highly-penetrant pathogenic allele

Conditions

epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5C, with pyloric atresia

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 -20
Overall
CADD	0.049	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 19.3% African / African-American · 14,451/74,918 alleles

Filtering AF 19% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 18.9%

Overall 1.02% 16,433/1,612,930 alleles · common exomes 8,155/1,460,786 · genomes 8,278/152,144 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	19.3%	5
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	1.32%	76
Admixed American	1.21%	82
Middle Eastern	0.676%	148
European (non-Finnish)	0.0311%	3,215
South Asian	0.0209%	4,792
East Asian	0.00892%	11,217

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: PLEC
Protein: p.Ala2773=
Coding: c.8319C>T
MANE Select: NM_201384
dbSNP: rs34534853
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr8:143921502 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.726 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Residue 2773: the 'required for interaction with intermediate filament proteins' region; the 'globular 2' region; the 'disordered' region

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

Disease context

epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5C, with pyloric atresia — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5A, Ogna type epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5B, with muscular dystrophy autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2Q epidermolysis bullosa simplex with nail dystrophy

For Epidermolysis bullosa simplex with pyloric atresia (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Neonatal

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PLEC p.Arg2394Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
PLEC p.Arg559Ter 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/plec-p-ala2773 (accessed [today's date]).

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