Is CD40 p.Leu4= (c.12G>T) pathogenic?

CD40 p.Leu4= (c.12G>T) is classified Likely benign in CD40 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-11-13). Very rare (popmax 0.0011%, sas).

How common is CD40 p.Leu4= (c.12G>T) in the general population?

CD40 p.Leu4= (c.12G>T) is very rare (popmax 0.0011%, sas) (gnomAD).

CD40 p.Leu4=

c.12G>T · rs2085251787 · VCV1940014

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.0011%, sas)

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 0.5	GERP 0.58
Overall
CADD	6.311	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0011% South Asian · 1/91,082 alleles

Overall 6.84e-05% 1/1,461,698 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: CD40
Protein: p.Leu4=
Coding: c.12G>T
MANE Select: NM_001250
dbSNP: rs2085251787
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr20:46118355 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.677 · pLI 0.03 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 81.10 · 14 PDB

Full CD40 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Similar variants

CD40 p.Leu4Arg Uncertain significance ★ same residue
CD40 c.256+5G>A Uncertain significance ★★ same type
CD40 c.*178G>A Uncertain significance ★★ same type
CD40 c.*547A>T Uncertain significance ★★ same type
CD40 p.Ala25Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
CD40 p.Arg123His Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
CD40 p.Asn180Lys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
CD40 p.Glu159Lys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type

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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/cd40-p-leu4 (accessed [today's date]).

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