Is GRN p.Gln331Ter (c.991C>T) pathogenic?

GRN p.Gln331Ter (c.991C>T) is classified Pathogenic in GRN (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-12-11). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 11.

What condition is associated with GRN p.Gln331Ter (c.991C>T)?

GRN p.Gln331Ter (c.991C>T) is associated with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 11, GRN-related frontotemporal lobar degeneration with Tdp43 inclusions (ClinVar).

How common is GRN p.Gln331Ter (c.991C>T) in the general population?

GRN p.Gln331Ter (c.991C>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

GRN p.Gln331Ter

c.991C>T · rs1567887496 · VCV569790

Pathogenic Single submitter

Classification

Pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

Consequence

nonsense (stop-gain)

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 11

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Consequence	nonsense (stop-gain)	predicted loss-of-function
NMD	predicted	premature termination codon in exon 10 of 13
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 5.7	GERP -1.2, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	35.0	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Predicted loss-of-function is descriptive, not an applied PVS1 code.

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: GRN
Protein: p.Gln331Ter
Coding: c.991C>T
MANE Select: NM_002087
dbSNP: rs1567887496
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:44351607 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.59 · pLI 0.04 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 76.74 · 8 PDB
Residue 331: a turn

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

Disease context

neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 11 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: GRN-related frontotemporal lobar degeneration with Tdp43 inclusions

For CLN11 disease (Orphanet):

Onset: Adolescent, Infancy

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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/grn-p-gln331ter (accessed [today's date]).

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