Is BBS4 p.Val380= (c.1140G>A) pathogenic?

BBS4 p.Val380= (c.1140G>A) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in BBS4 (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 4 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-05). Rare (popmax 0.105%, afr); Associated with Bardet-Biedl syndrome.

What condition is associated with BBS4 p.Val380= (c.1140G>A)?

BBS4 p.Val380= (c.1140G>A) is associated with Bardet-Biedl syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is BBS4 p.Val380= (c.1140G>A) in the general population?

BBS4 p.Val380= (c.1140G>A) is rare (popmax 0.105%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Bardet-Biedl syndrome inherited?

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

BBS4 p.Val380=

c.1140G>A · rs141511580 · VCV417201

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 4 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.105%, afr)

Conditions

Bardet-Biedl syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	all four deltas below 0.2 · G>T here scores Δ0.49 · evaluated, not missing
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 3.4	GERP 0.63, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	9.147	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.105% African / African-American · 79/75,026 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0866% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0797%

Overall 0.00489% 79/1,614,158 alleles · rare

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.Val380=
Coding: c.1140G>A
MANE Select: NM_033028
dbSNP: rs141511580
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr15:72735858 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.953 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 78.36 · 1 PDB
Residue 380: the 'required for localization to centrosomes' region

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

Disease context

Bardet-Biedl syndrome — 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

BBS4 p.Val380Met Uncertain significance ⚠ same residue
BBS4 c.1106+2T>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BBS4 c.1248+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
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.157-3C>G 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-val380 (accessed [today's date]).

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