Is BBS4 p.Ser451Ter (c.1352C>A) pathogenic?

BBS4 p.Ser451Ter (c.1352C>A) is classified Likely pathogenic in BBS4 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-05-23). Very rare (popmax 0.0011%, sas); Associated with Bardet-Biedl syndrome 4.

What condition is associated with BBS4 p.Ser451Ter (c.1352C>A)?

BBS4 p.Ser451Ter (c.1352C>A) is associated with Bardet-Biedl syndrome 4 (ClinVar).

How common is BBS4 p.Ser451Ter (c.1352C>A) in the general population?

BBS4 p.Ser451Ter (c.1352C>A) is very rare (popmax 0.0011%, sas) (gnomAD).

How is Bardet-Biedl syndrome inherited?

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

BBS4 p.Ser451Ter

c.1352C>A · VCV3577651

Likely pathogenic Single submitter

Classification

Likely pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

Consequence

nonsense (stop-gain)

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.0011%, sas)

Conditions

Bardet-Biedl syndrome 4

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Consequence	nonsense (stop-gain)	predicted loss-of-function
NMD	predicted	premature termination codon in exon 15 of 16
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 4.1	GERP 1.4, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	36.0	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Predicted loss-of-function is descriptive, not an applied PVS1 code.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0011% South Asian · 1/91,088 alleles

Overall 0.000137% 2/1,461,886 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0011%	91,088
European (non-Finnish)	8.47e-05%	1,180,032

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: BBS4
Protein: p.Ser451Ter
Coding: c.1352C>A
MANE Select: NM_033028
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr15:72736865 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.953 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 78.36 · 1 PDB
Residue 451: the 'required for localization to centrosomes' region; the 'disordered' region

Full BBS4 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Bardet-Biedl syndrome 4 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Bardet-Biedl syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive, Oligogenic
Onset: Antenatal, Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Specific population)

Similar variants

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BBS4 c.1248+1G>T Pathogenic ★★ same condition
BBS4 c.1248+2T>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BBS4 c.1249-2A>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BBS4 c.157-2A>G Pathogenic ★★ same condition
BBS4 c.24+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BBS4 c.24+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BBS4 c.642+1G>A 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/bbs4-p-ser451ter (accessed [today's date]).

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