Is IRF7 p.Ala98= (c.294A>G) pathogenic?

IRF7 p.Ala98= (c.294A>G) is classified Likely benign in IRF7 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-05-16). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0342%, sas); Associated with immunodeficiency 39.

What condition is associated with IRF7 p.Ala98= (c.294A>G)?

IRF7 p.Ala98= (c.294A>G) is associated with immunodeficiency 39 (ClinVar).

How common is IRF7 p.Ala98= (c.294A>G) in the general population?

IRF7 p.Ala98= (c.294A>G) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0342%, sas) (gnomAD).

IRF7 p.Ala98=

Q: How is Predisposition to severe viral infection due to IRF7 deficiency inherited?

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

c.294A>G · rs746951093 · VCV1945429

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0342%, sas)

Conditions

immunodeficiency 39

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	all four deltas below 0.2 · T>A here scores Δ0.38 · evaluated, not missing
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -8.8
Overall
CADD	1.271	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0342% South Asian · 30/87,760 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0246% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0213%

Overall 0.00221% 35/1,587,202 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0342%	2,925
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00326%	30,666
Admixed American	0.00177%	56,618
European (non-Finnish)	0.000171%	584,792

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: IRF7
Protein: p.Ala98=
Coding: c.294A>G
MANE Select: NM_001572
dbSNP: rs746951093
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:614897 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.766 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 70.10 · 1 PDB
Residue 98: a DNA-binding region; an α-helix

Full IRF7 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

immunodeficiency 39 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Predisposition to severe viral infection due to IRF7 deficiency (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: All ages

Similar variants

IRF7 p.Ala98Val Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
IRF7 c.20+39G>C Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
IRF7 c.21-16G>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
IRF7 c.21-19C>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
IRF7 c.848-1G>C Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
IRF7 p.Ala145Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
IRF7 p.Ala251Pro Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
IRF7 p.Ala258Val 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/irf7-p-ala98 (accessed [today's date]).

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