SIFT score
A SIFT score predicts whether an amino acid substitution affects protein function.
The SIFT score ranges from 0.0 (deleterious) to 1.0 (tolerated). The score can be interpreted as follows:
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0.0 to 0.05 -- Variants with scores in this range are considered deleterious. Variants with scores closer to 0.0 are more confidently predicted to be deleterious.
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0.05 to 1.0-- Variants with scores in this range are predicted to be tolerated (benign). Variants with scores very close to 1.0 are more confidently predicted to be tolerated.
Note: PolyPhen-2 and SIFT scores use the same range, 0.0 to 1.0, but with opposite meanings. A variant with a PolyPhen score of 0.0 is predicted to be benign. A variant with a SIFT score of 1.0 is predicted to be benign.