Is ERF p.Pro279Ser (c.835C>T) pathogenic?

ERF p.Pro279Ser (c.835C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in ERF (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-03-30). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.6152); Very rare (popmax 0.00134%, afr).

How common is ERF p.Pro279Ser (c.835C>T) in the general population?

ERF p.Pro279Ser (c.835C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00134%, afr) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about ERF p.Pro279Ser (c.835C>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.6152) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

ERF p.Pro279Ser

c.835C>T · rs2036396774 · VCV2581898

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.6152 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00134%, afr)

Missense predictors

1/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.6152	likely pathogenic
REVEL	0.251	benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -7.63	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense calls this damaging; REVEL and SaProt do not.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 12	GERP 0.5, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.91	unconstrained · MANE · 1,421 bp · p 0.024 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	27.2	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 0.00134% African / African-American · 1/74,836 alleles

Overall 6.22e-05% 1/1,607,266 alleles · very rare exomes 0/1,455,070 · genomes 1/152,196 · joint denominator

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: ERF
Protein: p.Pro279Ser
Coding: c.835C>T
MANE Select: NM_006494
dbSNP: rs2036396774
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:42249277 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.443 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 55.46 · 2 PDB

Full ERF 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/erf-p-pro279ser (accessed [today's date]).

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