Is NPHP4 p.Gln1392Arg (c.4175A>G) pathogenic?

NPHP4 p.Gln1392Arg (c.4175A>G) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in NPHP4 (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2023-05-17). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.0653); Very rare (popmax 0.00305%, nfe); Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

What condition is associated with NPHP4 p.Gln1392Arg (c.4175A>G)?

NPHP4 p.Gln1392Arg (c.4175A>G) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases, nephronophthisis (ClinVar).

How common is NPHP4 p.Gln1392Arg (c.4175A>G) in the general population?

NPHP4 p.Gln1392Arg (c.4175A>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00305%, nfe) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about NPHP4 p.Gln1392Arg (c.4175A>G)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.0653) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

NPHP4 p.Gln1392Arg

c.4175A>G · rs369759221 · VCV2145248

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.0653 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00305%, nfe)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.0653	likely benign
REVEL	0.172	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -6.41	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	Δ0.38	acceptor gain · deltas
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -0.56	GERP -3.1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.02	unconstrained · MANE · 123 kb · p 0.49 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	11.8	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 0.00305% European (non-Finnish) · 36/1,179,878 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00223% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00198%

Overall 0.00223% 36/1,613,878 alleles · very rare exomes 33/1,461,686 · genomes 3/152,192 · 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: NPHP4
Protein: p.Gln1392Arg
Coding: c.4175A>G
MANE Select: NM_015102
dbSNP: rs369759221
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:5863371 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.183 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 72.44
Residue 1392: the 'sufficient for basal bodies localization' region

Full NPHP4 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

Also linked: nephronophthisis

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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-gln1392arg (accessed [today's date]).

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