Is LIG4 p.Asp597= (c.1791C>T) pathogenic?

LIG4 p.Asp597= (c.1791C>T) is classified Likely benign in LIG4 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2026-01-25). Very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas); Associated with DNA ligase IV deficiency.

What condition is associated with LIG4 p.Asp597= (c.1791C>T)?

LIG4 p.Asp597= (c.1791C>T) is associated with DNA ligase IV deficiency (ClinVar).

How common is LIG4 p.Asp597= (c.1791C>T) in the general population?

LIG4 p.Asp597= (c.1791C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas) (gnomAD).

How is LIG4 syndrome inherited?

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

LIG4 p.Asp597=

c.1791C>T · rs144253952 · VCV1593604

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas)

Conditions

DNA ligase IV deficiency

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 -0.61	GERP -3.9
Overall
CADD	0.982	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00668% East Asian · 3/44,888 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00199% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00175%

Overall 0.00273% 44/1,613,934 alleles · very rare exomes 39/1,461,880 · genomes 5/152,054 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00668%	14,963
Admixed American	0.00333%	29,992
South Asian	0.00329%	30,360
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0032%	31,244
European (non-Finnish)	0.0028%	35,758
African / African-American	0.00134%	74,870

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: LIG4
Protein: p.Asp597=
Coding: c.1791C>T
MANE Select: NM_206937
dbSNP: rs144253952
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr13:108209478 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.043 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 88.44 · 32 PDB
Residue 597: an α-helix; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in lig4s)

Full LIG4 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

DNA ligase IV deficiency — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For LIG4 syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

Similar variants

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LIG4 p.Arg580Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
LIG4 p.Arg814Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
LIG4 p.Gln74Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
LIG4 p.Gln773Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ 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/lig4-p-asp597 (accessed [today's date]).

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