Is VCAN p.Pro2605= (c.7815A>G) pathogenic?

VCAN p.Pro2605= (c.7815A>G) is classified Likely benign in VCAN (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2023-10-15). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0134%, eas).

How common is VCAN p.Pro2605= (c.7815A>G) in the general population?

VCAN p.Pro2605= (c.7815A>G) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0134%, eas) (gnomAD).

VCAN p.Pro2605=

c.7815A>G · rs750636811 · VCV1112287

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0134%, eas)

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 0.025	GERP -2.4
Overall
CADD	1.57	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0134% East Asian · 6/44,832 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00579% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00394%

Overall 0.000681% 11/1,614,096 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 10/1,461,760 · genomes 1/152,336 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.0134%	7,472
European (non-Finnish)	0.000424%	235,998

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.Pro2605=
Coding: c.7815A>G
MANE Select: NM_004385
dbSNP: rs750636811
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr5:83540818 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.223 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 1/3 (gnomAD)
Residue 2605: the 'gag-beta' region; the 'disordered' region

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-pro2605 (accessed [today's date]).

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