Is TRPM4 p.Asp237= (c.711C>T) pathogenic?

TRPM4 p.Asp237= (c.711C>T) is classified Likely benign in TRPM4 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2024-10-07). Very rare (popmax 0.00891%, eas); Associated with progressive familial heart block type IB.

What condition is associated with TRPM4 p.Asp237= (c.711C>T)?

TRPM4 p.Asp237= (c.711C>T) is associated with progressive familial heart block type IB (ClinVar).

How common is TRPM4 p.Asp237= (c.711C>T) in the general population?

TRPM4 p.Asp237= (c.711C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00891%, eas) (gnomAD).

TRPM4 p.Asp237=

Q: How is Hereditary progressive cardiac conduction defect inherited?

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

c.711C>T · rs368170336 · VCV1606988

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00891%, eas)

Conditions

progressive familial heart block type IB

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -13
Overall
CADD	1.896	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00891% East Asian · 4/44,876 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00298% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00233%

Overall 0.00329% 53/1,613,200 alleles · very rare exomes 43/1,461,124 · genomes 10/152,076 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00891%	11,219
African / African-American	0.00534%	18,720
European (non-Finnish)	0.00347%	28,779
Admixed American	0.00334%	29,979
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,450
South Asian	0.0011%	91,000

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: TRPM4
Protein: p.Asp237=
Coding: c.711C>T
MANE Select: NM_017636
dbSNP: rs368170336
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:49168651 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.084 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 78.51 · 42 PDB

Full TRPM4 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

progressive familial heart block type IB — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Hereditary progressive cardiac conduction defect (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Adult

Similar variants

TRPM4 p.Asp237Asn Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
TRPM4 p.Ile1040Thr Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TRPM4 p.Ile376Thr Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
TRPM4 c.1050+1G>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
TRPM4 c.1150+5A>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
TRPM4 c.1150+6A>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
TRPM4 c.1263+1G>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
TRPM4 c.1263+2T>G Uncertain significance ★★ 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/trpm4-p-asp237 (accessed [today's date]).

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