PM2 supporting: gnomAD frequencies are below 0.0001. BP4 supporting: REVEL 0.124 is below the 0.29 threshold.
KLLN encodes a small nuclear protein that binds DNA and inhibits DNA synthesis, halting cells in the S phase of the cell cycle and steering them toward programmed cell death (apoptosis). Its production is switched on by p53, a central tumor-suppressor protein, placing KLLN within a key growth-control pathway. Through this growth-suppressing and apoptosis-promoting activity, KLLN is considered part of the cell's natural defense against cancer, though no specific inherited disease syndrome is firmly tied to the gene.
KLLN encodes a p53-regulated nuclear protein involved in DNA synthesis inhibition and apoptosis, placing this variant in a key cellular growth-control pathway.
PM2 supporting: gnomAD frequencies are below 0.0001. BP4 supporting: REVEL 0.124 is below the 0.29 threshold.
South Asian 5 / 84,036 |
0.0059% |
European (non-Finnish) 8 / 1,146,824 |
0.0007% |
South Asian 2 / 22,774 |
0.0088% |