Is CD40 p.Thr16= (c.48C>T) pathogenic?

CD40 p.Thr16= (c.48C>T) is classified Likely benign in CD40 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-11-11). Very rare (popmax 0.00017%, nfe).

How common is CD40 p.Thr16= (c.48C>T) in the general population?

CD40 p.Thr16= (c.48C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00017%, nfe) (gnomAD).

CD40 p.Thr16=

c.48C>T · rs1008453074 · VCV2978343

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00017%, nfe)

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 -0.81	GERP -3.5
Overall
CADD	10.72	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00017% European (non-Finnish) · 2/1,179,862 alleles

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

Overall 0.000137% 2/1,461,646 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.Thr16=
Coding: c.48C>T
MANE Select: NM_001250
dbSNP: rs1008453074
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr20:46118391 (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

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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-thr16 (accessed [today's date]).

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