Is CFAP53 p.Lys281= (c.843G>A) pathogenic?

CFAP53 p.Lys281= (c.843G>A) is classified Likely benign in CFAP53 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-06-17). Very rare (popmax 0.00833%, amr); Associated with heterotaxy, visceral, 6, autosomal.

What condition is associated with CFAP53 p.Lys281= (c.843G>A)?

CFAP53 p.Lys281= (c.843G>A) is associated with heterotaxy, visceral, 6, autosomal (ClinVar).

How common is CFAP53 p.Lys281= (c.843G>A) in the general population?

CFAP53 p.Lys281= (c.843G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00833%, amr) (gnomAD).

CFAP53 p.Lys281=

c.843G>A · rs1403145698 · VCV2078821

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00833%, amr)

Conditions

heterotaxy, visceral, 6, autosomal

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 -0.82	GERP -3.5, phastCons 0.009
Overall
CADD	0.501	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00833% Admixed American · 5/60,026 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00323% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00206%

Overall 0.000867% 14/1,614,188 alleles · very rare exomes 14/1,461,866 · genomes 0/152,322 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.00833%	12,005
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00312%	32,014
European (non-Finnish)	0.000593%	168,576

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: CFAP53
Protein: p.Lys281=
Coding: c.843G>A
MANE Select: NM_145020
dbSNP: rs1403145698
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr18:50250911 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.282 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 86.17 · 2 PDB
Residue 281: the trichohyalin-plectin-homology domain; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in htx6; uncertain significance; no overt effects on the structure or function of respiratory cilia)

Full CFAP53 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

heterotaxy, visceral, 6, autosomal — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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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/cfap53-p-lys281 (accessed [today's date]).

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