Is FERMT1 p.Asp78= (c.234C>T) pathogenic?

FERMT1 p.Asp78= (c.234C>T) is classified Benign in FERMT1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 5 submitters; last evaluated 2026-02-02). Common (popmax 12.1%, afr) — too common for a highly-penetrant pathogenic allele; Associated with Kindler syndrome.

What condition is associated with FERMT1 p.Asp78= (c.234C>T)?

FERMT1 p.Asp78= (c.234C>T) is associated with Kindler syndrome (ClinVar).

How is Kindler epidermolysis bullosa inherited?

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

FERMT1 p.Asp78=

Q: How common is FERMT1 p.Asp78= (c.234C>T) in the general population?

FERMT1 p.Asp78= (c.234C>T) is common (popmax 12.1%, afr) — too common for a highly-penetrant pathogenic allele (gnomAD).

c.234C>T · rs57272794 · VCV339233

Benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 5 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Common

common (popmax 12.1%, afr) — too common for a highly-penetrant pathogenic allele

Conditions

Kindler syndrome

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 2.6	GERP 2, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	10.26	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 12.1% African / African-American · 9,052/74,972 alleles

Filtering AF 11.9% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 11.8%

Overall 0.627% 10,117/1,614,062 alleles · common exomes 5,033/1,461,840 · genomes 5,084/152,222 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	12.1%	8
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.737%	136
Admixed American	0.66%	152
Middle Eastern	0.478%	209
Ashkenazi Jewishnot grpmax-eligible	0.0507%	1,974
South Asian	0.0253%	3,960
European (non-Finnish)	0.0119%	8,429
East Asian	0.00223%	44,894

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: FERMT1
Protein: p.Asp78=
Coding: c.234C>T
MANE Select: NM_017671
dbSNP: rs57272794
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr20:6115962 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.871 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 81.14

Full FERMT1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Kindler syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Kindler epidermolysis bullosa (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

Similar variants

FERMT1 c.1371+4A>G Pathogenic ★★ same condition
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FERMT1 p.Arg271Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
FERMT1 p.Arg288Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
FERMT1 p.Glu304Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
FERMT1 c.*1004G>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
FERMT1 c.*1076C>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
FERMT1 c.*2124C>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition

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/fermt1-p-asp78 (accessed [today's date]).

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