Is CD36 p.Tyr291His (c.871T>C) pathogenic?

CD36 p.Tyr291His (c.871T>C) is classified Uncertain significance in CD36 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-02-25). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.1366); Ultra-rare (popmax 0.012%, afr).

How common is CD36 p.Tyr291His (c.871T>C) in the general population?

CD36 p.Tyr291His (c.871T>C) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.012%, afr) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about CD36 p.Tyr291His (c.871T>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.1366) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

CD36 p.Tyr291His

c.871T>C · VCV3829547

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.1366 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.012%, afr)

Missense predictors

1/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.1366	likely benign
REVEL	0.726	pathogenic-leaning
SaProt	LLR -9.40	tolerated
⇒ REVEL calls this damaging; AlphaMissense and SaProt do not.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 6.2	GERP 2, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.47	unconstrained · MANE · 27 kb · p 5.1e-29 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	26.4	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.012% African / African-American · 9/74,926 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00623% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00468%

Overall 0.00118% 19/1,613,214 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.012%	8,325
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0048%	20,817
South Asian	0.0022%	45,533
European (non-Finnish)	0.000424%	235,872

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: CD36
Protein: p.Tyr291His
Coding: c.871T>C
MANE Select: NM_001001548
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:80671029 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.953 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 94.14 · 1 PDB
Residue 291: a disulfide bond; a β-strand

Full CD36 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Similar variants

CD36 p.Tyr291Cys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
CD36 c.1254+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same type
CD36 c.430-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same type
CD36 p.Cys243Ter Pathogenic ★★ same type
CD36 p.Leu381Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same type
CD36 p.Tyr62Ter Likely pathogenic ★★ same type
CD36 c.-27C>T Uncertain significance ★★ same type
CD36 p.Ala427Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type

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/cd36-p-tyr291his (accessed [today's date]).

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