Is CFAP44 p.Arg871Cys (c.2611C>T) pathogenic?

CFAP44 p.Arg871Cys (c.2611C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in CFAP44 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-01-22). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.1042); Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0176%, sas); Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

What condition is associated with CFAP44 p.Arg871Cys (c.2611C>T)?

CFAP44 p.Arg871Cys (c.2611C>T) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases (ClinVar).

How common is CFAP44 p.Arg871Cys (c.2611C>T) in the general population?

CFAP44 p.Arg871Cys (c.2611C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0176%, sas) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about CFAP44 p.Arg871Cys (c.2611C>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.1042) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

CFAP44 p.Arg871Cys

c.2611C>T · VCV3832296

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.1042 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0176%, sas)

Missense predictors

1/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.1042	likely benign
REVEL	0.267	benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -10.01	damaging
⇒ SaProt calls this damaging; AlphaMissense and REVEL do not.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 5.7	GERP 0.95, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.93	unconstrained · MANE · 129 kb · p 0.0018 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	24.2	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 0.0176% South Asian · 16/91,048 alleles

Filtering AF 0.011% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00898%

Overall 0.00186% 30/1,613,726 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0176%	5,691
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0032%	31,240
Admixed American	0.00167%	59,976
European (non-Finnish)	0.000932%	107,267

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: CFAP44
Protein: p.Arg871Cys
Coding: c.2611C>T
MANE Select: NM_001164496
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr3:113366143 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.697 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 74.87 · 1 PDB
Residue 871: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in spgf20)

Full CFAP44 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Inborn genetic diseases — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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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/cfap44-p-arg871cys (accessed [today's date]).

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