Is APAF1 p.Val280Ile (c.838G>A) pathogenic?

APAF1 p.Val280Ile (c.838G>A) is classified Uncertain significance in APAF1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-11-19). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.0717); Absent from gnomAD v4.1.

How common is APAF1 p.Val280Ile (c.838G>A) in the general population?

APAF1 p.Val280Ile (c.838G>A) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about APAF1 p.Val280Ile (c.838G>A)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.0717) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

APAF1 p.Val280Ile

c.838G>A · VCV4641525

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.0717 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.0717	likely benign
REVEL	0.187	benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -5.91	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 3	GERP -1.8, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.87	unconstrained · MANE · 84 kb · p 8.3e-07 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	15.06	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean tolerated — a triage signal, not a reclassification

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

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: APAF1
Protein: p.Val280Ile
Coding: c.838G>A
MANE Select: NM_181861
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:98662689 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.664 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 85.60 · 14 PDB
Residue 280: the nb-arc domain; a β-strand

Full APAF1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Similar variants

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APAF1 p.Thr446Ser Benign ★★ same type
APAF1 p.Tyr359= Benign ★★ same type
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APAF1 p.Ala304Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same type

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/apaf1-p-val280ile (accessed [today's date]).

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