Is ROR2 p.Glu524= (c.1572G>A) pathogenic?

ROR2 p.Glu524= (c.1572G>A) is classified Likely benign in ROR2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-08-14). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0853%, afr); Associated with brachydactyly type B1.

What condition is associated with ROR2 p.Glu524= (c.1572G>A)?

ROR2 p.Glu524= (c.1572G>A) is associated with brachydactyly type B1, autosomal recessive Robinow syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is ROR2 p.Glu524= (c.1572G>A) in the general population?

ROR2 p.Glu524= (c.1572G>A) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0853%, afr) (gnomAD).

ROR2 p.Glu524=

c.1572G>A · rs138666116 · VCV736848

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0853%, afr)

Conditions

brachydactyly type B1

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 -0.037	GERP -3.8, phastCons 0.77
Overall
CADD	2.906	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0853% African / African-American · 64/75,014 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0685% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0624%

Overall 0.0044% 71/1,612,254 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 38/1,459,940 · genomes 33/152,314 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.0853%	1,172
South Asian	0.0022%	45,512
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,424
European (non-Finnish)	0.000339%	294,691

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: ROR2
Protein: p.Glu524=
Coding: c.1572G>A
MANE Select: NM_004560
dbSNP: rs138666116
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:91724922 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.543 · pLI 0.35 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 69.09 · 6 PDB
Residue 524: the protein kinase domain; an α-helix

Full ROR2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

brachydactyly type B1 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: autosomal recessive Robinow syndrome

Similar variants

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ROR2 p.Arg528Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ROR2 c.175+3G>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
ROR2 c.-102G>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
ROR2 c.*135G>T 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/ror2-p-glu524 (accessed [today's date]).

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