Is GRN p.His97= (c.291C>T) pathogenic?

GRN p.His97= (c.291C>T) is classified Likely benign in GRN (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-11-27). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 11.

What condition is associated with GRN p.His97= (c.291C>T)?

GRN p.His97= (c.291C>T) is associated with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 11, GRN-related frontotemporal lobar degeneration with Tdp43 inclusions (ClinVar).

How common is GRN p.His97= (c.291C>T) in the general population?

GRN p.His97= (c.291C>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

GRN p.His97=

c.291C>T · rs2510054718 · VCV1946606

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

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.
REVEL	0.048	moderately benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 1.1	GERP 1.2, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	8.966	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

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.His97=
Coding: c.291C>T
MANE Select: NM_002087
dbSNP: rs2510054718
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:44349693 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.59 · pLI 0.04 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 76.74 · 8 PDB

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-his97 (accessed [today's date]).

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