Is NPHP3 p.Glu14Lys (c.40G>A) pathogenic?

NPHP3 p.Glu14Lys (c.40G>A) is classified Uncertain significance in NPHP3 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-02-08). AlphaMissense: ambiguous (0.5062); No allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,581,734); Associated with nephronophthisis.

What condition is associated with NPHP3 p.Glu14Lys (c.40G>A)?

NPHP3 p.Glu14Lys (c.40G>A) is associated with nephronophthisis (ClinVar).

How common is NPHP3 p.Glu14Lys (c.40G>A) in the general population?

NPHP3 p.Glu14Lys (c.40G>A) is no allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,581,734) (gnomAD).

How is Nephronophthisis inherited?

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

What do computational predictors say about NPHP3 p.Glu14Lys (c.40G>A)?

AlphaMissense predicts ambiguous (score 0.5062) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

NPHP3 p.Glu14Lys

c.40G>A · rs761435204 · VCV960926

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

ambiguous

0.5062 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Not reported

no allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,581,734)

Conditions

nephronophthisis

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.5062	ambiguous
REVEL	0.566	indeterminate
SaProt	LLR -7.45	tolerated
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	all four deltas below 0.2 · C>A here scores Δ0.51 · evaluated, not missing
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7	GERP 1.3, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.01	unconstrained · MANE · 30 kb · p 0.87 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	28.6	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

No allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,581,734). This is missing data, not an absence: the variant may or may not be present in gnomAD. Rarity (ACMG PM2) and BA1/BS1 cannot be assessed for it.

Variant & gene context

Gene: NPHP3
Protein: p.Glu14Lys
Coding: c.40G>A
MANE Select: NM_153240
dbSNP: rs761435204
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr3:132722316 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.873 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 73.59 · 1 PDB

Full NPHP3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

nephronophthisis — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Nephronophthisis (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Antenatal, Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Finland)

Similar variants

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NPHP3 c.393+1G>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
NPHP3 c.958-2A>G Pathogenic ★★ same condition
NPHP3 p.Arg1125Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
NPHP3 p.Arg1259Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
NPHP3 p.Arg142Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
NPHP3 p.Arg577Ter 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/nphp3-p-glu14lys (accessed [today's date]).

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