Is VCL p.Pro291= (c.873A>G) pathogenic?

VCL p.Pro291= (c.873A>G) is classified Uncertain significance in VCL (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2026-01-09). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with VCL p.Pro291= (c.873A>G)?

VCL p.Pro291= (c.873A>G) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype (ClinVar).

How common is VCL p.Pro291= (c.873A>G) in the general population?

VCL p.Pro291= (c.873A>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

VCL p.Pro291=

c.873A>G · rs2549218339 · VCV2451024

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

Cardiovascular phenotype

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation/SpliceAI carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	Δ0.82	donor loss · deltas
Pangolin	Δ0.70	loss · gain 0.14 · agrees with SpliceAI · independent
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 9.3	GERP 2.4, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	19.55	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: VCL
Protein: p.Pro291=
Coding: c.873A>G
MANE Select: NM_014000
dbSNP: rs2549218339
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr10:74082543 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.461 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 86.69 · 37 PDB
Residue 291: the 'n-terminal globular head' region; the '3 x 112 aa tandem repeats' region

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

Disease context

Cardiovascular phenotype — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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VCL p.Ala1023Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
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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/vcl-p-pro291 (accessed [today's date]).

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