Is RECQL4 p.Val985= (c.2955G>A) pathogenic?

RECQL4 p.Val985= (c.2955G>A) is classified Likely benign in RECQL4 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2019-10-24). Very rare (popmax 0.00549%, sas); Associated with Baller-Gerold syndrome.

What condition is associated with RECQL4 p.Val985= (c.2955G>A)?

RECQL4 p.Val985= (c.2955G>A) is associated with Baller-Gerold syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is RECQL4 p.Val985= (c.2955G>A) in the general population?

RECQL4 p.Val985= (c.2955G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00549%, sas) (gnomAD).

RECQL4 p.Val985=

c.2955G>A · rs1244297736 · VCV1138659

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00549%, sas)

Conditions

Baller-Gerold syndrome

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 -0.86	GERP -3.9, phastCons 0.004
Overall
CADD	1.344	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00549% South Asian · 5/91,084 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0021% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00136%

Overall 0.0013% 21/1,612,478 alleles · very rare exomes 21/1,460,114 · genomes 0/152,364 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.00549%	18,217
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,456
European (non-Finnish)	0.00127%	78,652

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: RECQL4
Protein: p.Val985=
Coding: c.2955G>A
MANE Select: NM_004260
dbSNP: rs1244297736
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr8:144512492 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.519 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 68.32 · 2 PDB
Residue 985: a β-strand; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in rts2)

Full RECQL4 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Baller-Gerold syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

RECQL4 p.Val985Leu Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
RECQL4 p.Val985Met Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
RECQL4 p.Val985fs Pathogenic ★ same residue
RECQL4 c.1132-1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
RECQL4 c.1259-1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
RECQL4 c.1391-1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
RECQL4 c.1704+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
RECQL4 c.1704+2T>G Likely pathogenic ★★ 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/recql4-p-val985 (accessed [today's date]).

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