Is KRT4 p.Ala437Ser (c.1309G>T) pathogenic?

KRT4 p.Ala437Ser (c.1309G>T) is classified Uncertain significance in KRT4 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-10-22). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.169); Ultra-rare (popmax 0.012%, afr); Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

What condition is associated with KRT4 p.Ala437Ser (c.1309G>T)?

KRT4 p.Ala437Ser (c.1309G>T) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases (ClinVar).

How common is KRT4 p.Ala437Ser (c.1309G>T) in the general population?

KRT4 p.Ala437Ser (c.1309G>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.012%, afr) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about KRT4 p.Ala437Ser (c.1309G>T)?

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

KRT4 p.Ala437Ser

c.1309G>T · VCV4623230

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.169 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.012%, afr)

Missense predictors

2/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.169	likely benign
REVEL	0.748	pathogenic-leaning
SaProt	LLR -10.11	damaging
⇒ REVEL and SaProt call this damaging; AlphaMissense does not.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7.7	GERP 1.9, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.01	unconstrained · MANE · 6,986 bp · p 0.83 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	29.0	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

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

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.012% African / African-American · 9/74,940 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00623% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00467%

Overall 0.000558% 9/1,614,002 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 3/1,461,788 · genomes 6/152,214 · 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: KRT4
Protein: p.Ala437Ser
Coding: c.1309G>T
MANE Select: NM_002272
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:52807681 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.089 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 71.77
Residue 437: the if rod domain; the 'coil 2' region

Full KRT4 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Inborn genetic diseases — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

KRT4 p.Ala437Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
KRT4 p.Ala106Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
KRT4 p.Asp153Asn Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
KRT4 p.Asp247Glu Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
KRT4 p.His398Tyr Likely benign ★★ same condition
KRT4 p.Ala106Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same condition
KRT4 p.Ala20Asp Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same condition
KRT4 p.Ala278Glu 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/krt4-p-ala437ser (accessed [today's date]).

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