Is IL1RN p.Ter178= (c.534G>A) pathogenic?

IL1RN p.Ter178= (c.534G>A) is classified Likely benign in IL1RN (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-12-04). Very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr); Associated with sterile multifocal osteomyelitis with periostitis and pustulosis.

What condition is associated with IL1RN p.Ter178= (c.534G>A)?

IL1RN p.Ter178= (c.534G>A) is associated with sterile multifocal osteomyelitis with periostitis and pustulosis (ClinVar).

How common is IL1RN p.Ter178= (c.534G>A) in the general population?

IL1RN p.Ter178= (c.534G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr) (gnomAD).

IL1RN p.Ter178=

Q: How is Sterile multifocal osteomyelitis with periostitis and pustulosis inherited?

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

c.534G>A · rs4252024 · VCV3000427

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

Consequence

stop-loss

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr)

Conditions

sterile multifocal osteomyelitis with periostitis and pustulosis

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Consequence	stop-loss	predicted loss-of-function
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.16	GERP -1.6
Overall
CADD	4.178	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

Grpmax group 0.00133% African / African-American · 1/74,926 alleles

Overall 6.2e-05% 1/1,613,640 alleles · very rare exomes 0/1,461,396 · genomes 1/152,244 · joint denominator

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: IL1RN
Protein: p.Ter178=
Coding: c.534G>A
MANE Select: NM_173842
dbSNP: rs4252024
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:113132871 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.507 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 86.98 · 5 PDB

Full IL1RN gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

sterile multifocal osteomyelitis with periostitis and pustulosis — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Sterile multifocal osteomyelitis with periostitis and pustulosis (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

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IL1RN p.Ala2Thr Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
IL1RN p.Arg102Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
IL1RN p.Arg127Cys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
IL1RN p.Arg26Gln 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/il1rn-p-ter178 (accessed [today's date]).

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