Is USH2A p.Asp703= (c.2109T>C) pathogenic?

USH2A p.Asp703= (c.2109T>C) is classified Benign/Likely benign in USH2A (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 13 submitters; last evaluated 2026-02-04). Low-frequency (popmax 2.77%, mid); Associated with retinitis pigmentosa.

What condition is associated with USH2A p.Asp703= (c.2109T>C)?

USH2A p.Asp703= (c.2109T>C) is associated with retinitis pigmentosa, Usher syndrome type 2A (ClinVar).

How common is USH2A p.Asp703= (c.2109T>C) in the general population?

USH2A p.Asp703= (c.2109T>C) is low-frequency (popmax 2.77%, mid) (gnomAD).

How is Retinitis pigmentosa inherited?

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

USH2A p.Asp703=

c.2109T>C · rs45555435 · VCV48483

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 13 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

low-frequency (popmax 2.77%, mid)

Conditions

retinitis pigmentosa

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 8.1	GERP 1.4, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	10.71	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 2.77% Middle Eastern · 168/6,060 alleles

Filtering AF 2.43% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 2.3%

Overall 1.69% 27,280/1,613,916 alleles · low-frequency exomes 25,061/1,461,636 · genomes 2,219/152,280 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	4.58%	22
Ashkenazi Jewishnot grpmax-eligible	3.15%	32
Middle Easterngrpmax	2.77%	36
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	1.94%	52
European (non-Finnish)	1.7%	59
Admixed American	1.43%	70
South Asian	1.03%	97
African / African-American	0.289%	346
East Asian	0.00446%	22,413

Finnish shows a higher raw frequency than the grpmax group above it. gnomAD excludes bottlenecked groups — Finnish, Ashkenazi Jewish, Amish and “Remaining individuals” — from grpmax, because founder effects make their frequencies unrepresentative for filtering. The table is sorted by frequency, so an excluded group can sit above the grpmax row.

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: USH2A
Protein: p.Asp703=
Coding: c.2109T>C
MANE Select: NM_206933
dbSNP: rs45555435
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:216250961 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.855 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Residue 703: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in); the laminin egf-like 4 domain

Full USH2A gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

retinitis pigmentosa — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: Usher syndrome type 2A

For Retinitis pigmentosa (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, Mitochondrial inheritance
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood
Prevalence: 1-5 / 10 000 (Europe)

Similar variants

USH2A p.Asp703Val Uncertain significance ★ same residue
USH2A p.Asp703Glu Likely pathogenic ⚠ same residue
USH2A c.12295-3T>A Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
USH2A c.8559-2A>G Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
USH2A c.8682-9A>G Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
USH2A p.Ala4740Asp Pathogenic ★★★ ⚠ same condition
USH2A p.Arg3905Cys Pathogenic ★★★ ⚠ same condition
USH2A p.Arg4192Cys 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/ush2a-p-asp703 (accessed [today's date]).

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