Is NLRP12 p.Asp487= (c.1461C>T) pathogenic?

NLRP12 p.Asp487= (c.1461C>T) is classified Likely benign in NLRP12 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-11-27). Very rare (popmax 0.004%, afr); Associated with familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome 2.

What condition is associated with NLRP12 p.Asp487= (c.1461C>T)?

NLRP12 p.Asp487= (c.1461C>T) is associated with familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome 2 (ClinVar).

How common is NLRP12 p.Asp487= (c.1461C>T) in the general population?

NLRP12 p.Asp487= (c.1461C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.004%, afr) (gnomAD).

NLRP12 p.Asp487=

Q: How is NLRP12-associated hereditary periodic fever syndrome inherited?

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

c.1461C>T · rs555808644 · VCV893135

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.004%, afr)

Conditions

familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome 2

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 -13	GERP -4.3
Overall
CADD	0.103	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.004% African / African-American · 3/74,936 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00106% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000495%

Overall 0.000558% 9/1,614,064 alleles · very rare exomes 6/1,461,886 · genomes 3/152,178 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.004%	24,979
European (non-Finnish)	0.000508%	196,674

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: NLRP12
Protein: p.Asp487=
Coding: c.1461C>T
MANE Select: NM_144687
dbSNP: rs555808644
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:53810198 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.336 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 81.29 · 3 PDB
Residue 487: the nacht domain

Full NLRP12 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome 2 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For NLRP12-associated hereditary periodic fever syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

Similar variants

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NLRP12 c.2072+1G>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
NLRP12 p.Asp294Glu Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
NLRP12 c.2244-1G>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
NLRP12 c.2585+2T>C Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
NLRP12 c.2756+3G>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
NLRP12 c.290-13A>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition

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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/nlrp12-p-asp487 (accessed [today's date]).

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