Is IRF7 p.Arg322= (c.966G>A) pathogenic?

IRF7 p.Arg322= (c.966G>A) is classified Likely benign in IRF7 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-06-12). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with immunodeficiency 39.

What condition is associated with IRF7 p.Arg322= (c.966G>A)?

IRF7 p.Arg322= (c.966G>A) is associated with immunodeficiency 39 (ClinVar).

How common is IRF7 p.Arg322= (c.966G>A) in the general population?

IRF7 p.Arg322= (c.966G>A) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

IRF7 p.Arg322=

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.966G>A · rs1188278288 · VCV2419819

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

immunodeficiency 39

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -1.2
Overall
CADD	2.991	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: IRF7
Protein: p.Arg322=
Coding: c.966G>A
MANE Select: NM_001572
dbSNP: rs1188278288
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:613477 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.766 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 70.10 · 1 PDB
Residue 322: a UniProt-annotated variant site (abolishes ifnb induction upon sendai virus infection); the 'necessary for the interaction with nmi' region

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.Arg322Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
IRF7 p.Arg322Trp 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

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-arg322 (accessed [today's date]).

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