Is BRAF p.Asp434= (c.1302C>T) pathogenic?

BRAF p.Asp434= (c.1302C>T) is classified Likely benign in BRAF (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-05-06). Very rare (popmax 0.00017%, nfe); Associated with RASopathy.

What condition is associated with BRAF p.Asp434= (c.1302C>T)?

BRAF p.Asp434= (c.1302C>T) is associated with RASopathy (ClinVar).

How common is BRAF p.Asp434= (c.1302C>T) in the general population?

BRAF p.Asp434= (c.1302C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00017%, nfe) (gnomAD).

BRAF p.Asp434=

c.1302C>T · rs1801028274 · VCV1769436

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00017%, nfe)

Conditions

RASopathy

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.058	moderately benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.27	GERP -0.088, phastCons 0.93
Overall
CADD	1.644	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00017% European (non-Finnish) · 2/1,179,892 alleles

Filtering AF 2.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.1e-05%

Overall 0.000124% 2/1,613,648 alleles · very 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: BRAF
Protein: p.Asp434=
Coding: c.1302C>T
MANE Select: NM_004333
dbSNP: rs1801028274
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:140783033 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.237 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 67.87 · 135 PDB
Residue 434: the 'disordered' region

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

Disease context

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

Similar variants

BRAF p.Asp434Gly Uncertain significance ★ same residue
BRAF p.Ala246Pro Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
BRAF p.Asn581Asp Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
BRAF p.Asp594Val Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
BRAF p.Cys532Tyr Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
BRAF p.Gln257Arg Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
BRAF p.Gly265Arg Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
BRAF p.Gly464Glu 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/braf-p-asp434 (accessed [today's date]).

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