Is CLCN4 p.Pro287Ala (c.859C>G) pathogenic?

CLCN4 p.Pro287Ala (c.859C>G) is classified Uncertain significance in CLCN4 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-09-24). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.9664); Absent from gnomAD v4.1.

How common is CLCN4 p.Pro287Ala (c.859C>G) in the general population?

CLCN4 p.Pro287Ala (c.859C>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about CLCN4 p.Pro287Ala (c.859C>G)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.9664) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

CLCN4 p.Pro287Ala

c.859C>G · rs2518885281 · VCV1720279

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.9664 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

3/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.9664	likely pathogenic
REVEL	0.898	moderately pathogenic-leaning
SaProt	LLR -14.84	damaging
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this damaging.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7.6	GERP 2.3, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.16	constrained · MANE · 1,460 bp · p 1.7e-09 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	25.7	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean damaging — a triage signal, not a reclassification

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

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: CLCN4
Protein: p.Pro287Ala
Coding: c.859C>G
MANE Select: NM_001830
dbSNP: rs2518885281
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:10208060 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 84.66

Full CLCN4 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

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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/clcn4-p-pro287ala (accessed [today's date]).

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