Is NPHP4 p.Arg959Pro (c.2876G>C) pathogenic?

NPHP4 p.Arg959Pro (c.2876G>C) is classified Uncertain significance in NPHP4 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2021-09-04). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.9876); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with nephronophthisis.

What condition is associated with NPHP4 p.Arg959Pro (c.2876G>C)?

NPHP4 p.Arg959Pro (c.2876G>C) is associated with nephronophthisis (ClinVar).

How common is NPHP4 p.Arg959Pro (c.2876G>C) in the general population?

NPHP4 p.Arg959Pro (c.2876G>C) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (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 NPHP4 p.Arg959Pro (c.2876G>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.9876) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

NPHP4 p.Arg959Pro

c.2876G>C · rs12084067 · VCV1397517

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.9876 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

3/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

nephronophthisis

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.9876	likely pathogenic · top 1% in NPHP4
REVEL	0.831	moderately pathogenic-leaning
SaProt	LLR -13.89	damaging
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this damaging.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7.5	GERP 1.6, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.02	unconstrained · MANE · 123 kb · p 0.49 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	24.7	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean damaging — a triage signal, not a reclassification

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

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: NPHP4
Protein: p.Arg959Pro
Coding: c.2876G>C
MANE Select: NM_015102
dbSNP: rs12084067
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:5875042 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.183 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 72.44
Residue 959: the 'sufficient for basal bodies localization' region; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in)

Full NPHP4 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

NPHP4 p.Arg959Gln Benign/Likely benign ★★ same residue
NPHP4 p.Arg959= Likely benign ★ same residue
NPHP4 p.Arg959Trp Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
NPHP4 c.2304+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
NPHP4 c.2611+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
NPHP4 c.2611+1G>C Pathogenic ★★ same condition
NPHP4 c.3644+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
NPHP4 c.3644+1G>T 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/nphp4-p-arg959pro (accessed [today's date]).

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