Is CASP8 p.Tyr324= (c.972T>C) pathogenic?

CASP8 p.Tyr324= (c.972T>C) is classified Likely benign in CASP8 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-01-17). Very rare (popmax 0.00534%, afr); Associated with autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome type 2B.

What condition is associated with CASP8 p.Tyr324= (c.972T>C)?

CASP8 p.Tyr324= (c.972T>C) is associated with autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome type 2B (ClinVar).

How common is CASP8 p.Tyr324= (c.972T>C) in the general population?

CASP8 p.Tyr324= (c.972T>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00534%, afr) (gnomAD).

CASP8 p.Tyr324=

Q: How is Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome-recurrent viral infections due to CASP8 deficiency inherited?

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

c.972T>C · rs368087314 · VCV1628318

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00534%, afr)

Conditions

autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome type 2B

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 -9.3	GERP -3.4
Overall
CADD	0.054	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00534% African / African-American · 4/74,916 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00175% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00104%

Overall 0.000867% 14/1,614,072 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00534%	18,729
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00312%	32,019
European (non-Finnish)	0.000678%	147,505

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: CASP8
Protein: p.Tyr324=
Coding: c.972T>C
MANE Select: NM_001372051
dbSNP: rs368087314
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:201284985 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.695 · pLI 0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 82.37 · 36 PDB
Residue 324: a β-strand

Full CASP8 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome type 2B — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome-recurrent viral infections due to CASP8 deficiency (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Childhood
Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000 (Worldwide)

Similar variants

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CASP8 c.306-1935G>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
CASP8 c.306-1971A>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
CASP8 c.660+6C>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
CASP8 c.*107C>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
CASP8 p.Ala96Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ 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/casp8-p-tyr324 (accessed [today's date]).

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