Is CARD14 p.Asp979= (c.2937C>T) pathogenic?

CARD14 p.Asp979= (c.2937C>T) is classified Likely benign in CARD14 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2019-12-15). Very rare (popmax 0.00356%, amr); Associated with pityriasis rubra pilaris.

What condition is associated with CARD14 p.Asp979= (c.2937C>T)?

CARD14 p.Asp979= (c.2937C>T) is associated with pityriasis rubra pilaris, psoriasis 2 (ClinVar).

How common is CARD14 p.Asp979= (c.2937C>T) in the general population?

CARD14 p.Asp979= (c.2937C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00356%, amr) (gnomAD).

CARD14 p.Asp979=

c.2937C>T · rs957038309 · VCV1135730

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00356%, amr)

Conditions

pityriasis rubra pilaris

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -2.7	GERP -1.9
Overall
CADD	2.79	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00356% Admixed American · 2/56,216 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00059% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000221%

Overall 0.00069% 11/1,593,686 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.00356%	28,108
African / African-American	0.00267%	37,421
East Asian	0.00226%	44,196
South Asian	0.00114%	87,688
European (non-Finnish)	0.000427%	234,391

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: CARD14
Protein: p.Asp979=
Coding: c.2937C>T
MANE Select: NM_001366385
dbSNP: rs957038309
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:80208267 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.222 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 75.89
Residue 979: the guanylate kinase-like domain

Full CARD14 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

pityriasis rubra pilaris — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: psoriasis 2

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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/card14-p-asp979 (accessed [today's date]).

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