Is TRPV4 p.Phe526= (c.1578C>T) pathogenic?

TRPV4 p.Phe526= (c.1578C>T) is classified Likely benign in TRPV4 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-06-24). Very rare (popmax 0.00896%, sas); Associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2C.

What condition is associated with TRPV4 p.Phe526= (c.1578C>T)?

TRPV4 p.Phe526= (c.1578C>T) is associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2C (ClinVar).

How common is TRPV4 p.Phe526= (c.1578C>T) in the general population?

TRPV4 p.Phe526= (c.1578C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00896%, sas) (gnomAD).

TRPV4 p.Phe526=

Q: How is Autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2C inherited?

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

c.1578C>T · rs762257218 · VCV699307

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00896%, sas)

Conditions

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2C

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 0.47	GERP -0.38, phastCons 0.99
Overall
CADD	8.764	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00896% South Asian · 8/89,272 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00444% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00317%

Overall 0.0013% 19/1,456,490 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.00896%	11,159
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00642%	15,586
African / African-American	0.00133%	74,982
European (non-Finnish)	0.000509%	196,373

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: TRPV4
Protein: p.Phe526=
Coding: c.1578C>T
MANE Select: NM_021625
dbSNP: rs762257218
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:109793936 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.824 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 72.06 · 19 PDB
Residue 526: an α-helix

Full TRPV4 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2C — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2C (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Infancy

Similar variants

TRPV4 p.Phe526Cys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
TRPV4 p.Phe526del Uncertain significance ★★ same residue
TRPV4 p.Arg186Gln Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TRPV4 p.Arg232Cys Pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
TRPV4 p.Arg269Cys Pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
TRPV4 p.Arg269His Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TRPV4 p.Arg315Gln Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
TRPV4 p.Arg315Trp Pathogenic/Likely 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/trpv4-p-phe526 (accessed [today's date]).

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