Is VCAN p.Arg288= (c.864G>A) pathogenic?

VCAN p.Arg288= (c.864G>A) is classified Likely benign in VCAN (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-01-09). Very rare (popmax 0.00446%, eas).

How common is VCAN p.Arg288= (c.864G>A) in the general population?

VCAN p.Arg288= (c.864G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00446%, eas) (gnomAD).

VCAN p.Arg288=

c.864G>A · rs1344369441 · VCV2023707

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00446%, eas)

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 3.4	GERP -0.2, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	9.623	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00446% East Asian · 2/44,874 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000739% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000276%

Overall 0.000124% 2/1,614,192 alleles · very rare exomes 2/1,461,888 · genomes 0/152,304 · joint denominator

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: VCAN
Protein: p.Arg288=
Coding: c.864G>A
MANE Select: NM_004385
dbSNP: rs1344369441
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr5:83512218 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.223 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 1/3 (gnomAD)
Residue 288: the link 2 domain

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

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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/vcan-p-arg288 (accessed [today's date]).

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