Is GRN p.Ser38Arg (c.114C>G) pathogenic?

GRN p.Ser38Arg (c.114C>G) is classified Uncertain significance in GRN (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-09-24). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.169); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 11.

What condition is associated with GRN p.Ser38Arg (c.114C>G)?

GRN p.Ser38Arg (c.114C>G) is associated with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 11, GRN-related frontotemporal lobar degeneration with Tdp43 inclusions (ClinVar).

How common is GRN p.Ser38Arg (c.114C>G) in the general population?

GRN p.Ser38Arg (c.114C>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about GRN p.Ser38Arg (c.114C>G)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.169) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

GRN p.Ser38Arg

c.114C>G · VCV4783301

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.169 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 11

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.169	likely benign
REVEL	0.103	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -6.40	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	Δ0.56	donor gain · deltas
Pangolin	Δ0.27	gain · loss 0.20 · agrees with SpliceAI · independent
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -0.071	GERP 0.26, phastCons 0.49
Regional constraint	o/e 0.97	unconstrained · MANE · 2,212 bp · p 0.62 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	22.6	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean tolerated — a triage signal, not a reclassification

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

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.Ser38Arg
Coding: c.114C>G
MANE Select: NM_002087
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:44349278 (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-ser38arg (accessed [today's date]).

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