Is ERCC4 p.Ala41= (c.123G>C) pathogenic?

ERCC4 p.Ala41= (c.123G>C) is classified Likely benign in ERCC4 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-08-30). Very rare (popmax 0.00534%, afr); Associated with xeroderma pigmentosum group F.

What condition is associated with ERCC4 p.Ala41= (c.123G>C)?

ERCC4 p.Ala41= (c.123G>C) is associated with xeroderma pigmentosum group F, Fanconi anemia complementation group Q, Cockayne syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is ERCC4 p.Ala41= (c.123G>C) in the general population?

ERCC4 p.Ala41= (c.123G>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00534%, afr) (gnomAD).

ERCC4 p.Ala41=

Q: How is Xeroderma pigmentosum-Cockayne syndrome complex inherited?

Typically Autosomal recessive (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

c.123G>C · VCV4786467

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00534%, afr)

Conditions

xeroderma pigmentosum group F

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 -1.8	GERP -3.7
Overall
CADD	8.523	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00534% African / African-American · 4/74,924 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00175% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00104%

Overall 0.000249% 4/1,604,836 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: ERCC4
Protein: p.Ala41=
Coding: c.123G>C
MANE Select: NM_005236
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:13920288 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.984 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 74.60 · 13 PDB
Residue 41: the 'helicase-like' region

Full ERCC4 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

xeroderma pigmentosum group F — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: Fanconi anemia complementation group Q Cockayne syndrome

For Xeroderma pigmentosum-Cockayne syndrome complex (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

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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/ercc4-p-ala41 (accessed [today's date]).

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