Is KCNA5 p.Pro79= (c.237T>G) pathogenic?

KCNA5 p.Pro79= (c.237T>G) is classified Uncertain significance in KCNA5 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-08-11). Very rare (popmax 0.00674%, afr); Associated with atrial fibrillation, familial, 7.

What condition is associated with KCNA5 p.Pro79= (c.237T>G)?

KCNA5 p.Pro79= (c.237T>G) is associated with atrial fibrillation, familial, 7 (ClinVar).

How common is KCNA5 p.Pro79= (c.237T>G) in the general population?

KCNA5 p.Pro79= (c.237T>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00674%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Hereditary atrial fibrillation inherited?

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

KCNA5 p.Pro79=

c.237T>G · VCV3718795

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00674%, afr)

Conditions

atrial fibrillation, familial, 7

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 -3.9	GERP -1.7
Overall
CADD	3.137	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00674% African / African-American · 5/74,134 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00257% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00163%

Overall 0.000445% 7/1,573,586 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00674%	14,827
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00328%	30,528

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: KCNA5
Protein: p.Pro79=
Coding: c.237T>G
MANE Select: NM_002234
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:5044384 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.182 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 72.64
Residue 79: the 'tetramerization domain' region; the 'disordered' region; the '2 x 11 aa tandem repeat of d-[sp]-g-v-r-p-l-p-p-l-p' region

Full KCNA5 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

atrial fibrillation, familial, 7 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Hereditary atrial fibrillation (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Adult, Elderly

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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/kcna5-p-pro79 (accessed [today's date]).

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