Is GATA4 p.Pro343= (c.1029C>T) pathogenic?

GATA4 p.Pro343= (c.1029C>T) is classified Likely benign in GATA4 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-12-16). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0599%, afr); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with GATA4 p.Pro343= (c.1029C>T)?

GATA4 p.Pro343= (c.1029C>T) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, atrioventricular septal defect 4 (ClinVar).

How common is GATA4 p.Pro343= (c.1029C>T) in the general population?

GATA4 p.Pro343= (c.1029C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0599%, afr) (gnomAD).

GATA4 p.Pro343=

c.1029C>T · rs368098911 · VCV1161315

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0599%, afr)

Conditions

Cardiovascular phenotype

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 -1.4	GERP -1.6
Overall
CADD	7.665	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0599% African / African-American · 45/75,070 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0459% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0411%

Overall 0.00489% 79/1,614,254 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 57/1,461,880 · genomes 22/152,374 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.0599%	1,668
European (non-Finnish)	0.0028%	35,759
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,510

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: GATA4
Protein: p.Pro343=
Coding: c.1029C>T
MANE Select: NM_001308093
dbSNP: rs368098911
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr8:11756963 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.468 · pLI 0.99 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 58.64 · 3 PDB
Residue 343: the 'disordered' region

Full GATA4 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Cardiovascular phenotype — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: atrioventricular septal defect 4

Similar variants

GATA4 p.Pro343Ser Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
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GATA4 p.Gly297Ser Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
GATA4 c.1001-3C>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
GATA4 c.912+5G>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
GATA4 c.913-5T>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
GATA4 p.Ala131Gly 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/gata4-p-pro343 (accessed [today's date]).

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