Is RIPK4 p.Ala738= (c.2214G>T) pathogenic?

RIPK4 p.Ala738= (c.2214G>T) is classified Likely benign in RIPK4 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-08-28). Very rare (popmax 0.00134%, afr).

How common is RIPK4 p.Ala738= (c.2214G>T) in the general population?

RIPK4 p.Ala738= (c.2214G>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00134%, afr) (gnomAD).

RIPK4 p.Ala738=

c.2214G>T · VCV4946291

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00134%, afr)

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 -20	GERP -4.2
Overall
CADD	0.012	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00134% African / African-American · 1/74,826 alleles

Overall 6.85e-05% 1/1,459,230 alleles · very rare

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: RIPK4
Protein: p.Ala738=
Coding: c.2214G>T
MANE Select: NM_020639
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr21:41740979 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.577 · pLI 0.62 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 75.41

Full RIPK4 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

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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/ripk4-p-ala738 (accessed [today's date]).

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