Is PLEC p.Glu2136= (c.6408G>A) pathogenic?

PLEC p.Glu2136= (c.6408G>A) is classified Benign/Likely benign in PLEC (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 5 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-29). Rare (popmax 0.473%, afr); Associated with epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5B, with muscular dystrophy.

What condition is associated with PLEC p.Glu2136= (c.6408G>A)?

PLEC p.Glu2136= (c.6408G>A) is associated with epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5B, with muscular dystrophy, epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5A, Ogna type, epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5C, with pyloric atresia (ClinVar).

How common is PLEC p.Glu2136= (c.6408G>A) in the general population?

PLEC p.Glu2136= (c.6408G>A) is rare (popmax 0.473%, afr) (gnomAD).

PLEC p.Glu2136=

Q: How is Epidermolysis bullosa simplex with muscular dystrophy inherited?

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

c.6408G>A · rs200444977 · VCV586337

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 5 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.473%, afr)

Conditions

epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5B, with muscular dystrophy

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 1.7	phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	5.214	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.473% African / African-American · 354/74,840 alleles

Filtering AF 0.432% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.416%

Overall 0.0246% 393/1,595,770 alleles · rare exomes 183/1,443,720 · genomes 210/152,050 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.473%	211
Middle Eastern	0.0335%	2,987
Admixed American	0.0318%	3,145
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0258%	3,877
European (non-Finnish)	0.00017%	587,327

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.Glu2136=
Coding: c.6408G>A
MANE Select: NM_201384
dbSNP: rs200444977
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr8:143923521 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.726 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Residue 2136: the 'required for interaction with intermediate filament proteins' region; the 'central fibrous rod domain' region; the 'disordered' region

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

Disease context

epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5B, with muscular dystrophy — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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

For Epidermolysis bullosa simplex with muscular dystrophy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

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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/plec-p-glu2136 (accessed [today's date]).

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