Is PTCH2 p.Ala937= (c.2811C>T) pathogenic?

PTCH2 p.Ala937= (c.2811C>T) is classified Likely benign in PTCH2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-08-09). Very rare (popmax 0.0055%, sas); Associated with nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome.

What condition is associated with PTCH2 p.Ala937= (c.2811C>T)?

PTCH2 p.Ala937= (c.2811C>T) is associated with nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is PTCH2 p.Ala937= (c.2811C>T) in the general population?

PTCH2 p.Ala937= (c.2811C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.0055%, sas) (gnomAD).

PTCH2 p.Ala937=

c.2811C>T · rs375965470 · VCV1584967

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.0055%, sas)

Conditions

nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome

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 -6.4	GERP -4.1
Overall
CADD	0.903	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0055% South Asian · 5/90,970 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00211% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00168%

Overall 0.00248% 40/1,611,918 alleles · very rare exomes 38/1,459,706 · genomes 2/152,212 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0055%	18,194
European (non-Finnish)	0.00271%	36,852
African / African-American	0.00267%	37,452
Admixed American	0.00167%	59,904

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: PTCH2
Protein: p.Ala937=
Coding: c.2811C>T
MANE Select: NM_003738
dbSNP: rs375965470
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:44826653 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.895 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 79.25
Residue 937: the 'extracellular domain 2 (ecd2)' region

Full PTCH2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

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PTCH2 p.Ala1052Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
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PTCH2 p.Ala203Val Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
PTCH2 p.Ala21Thr 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/ptch2-p-ala937 (accessed [today's date]).

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