Is A2ML1 p.Val238= (c.714A>T) pathogenic?

A2ML1 p.Val238= (c.714A>T) is classified Likely benign in A2ML1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-01-29). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0156%, eas).

How common is A2ML1 p.Val238= (c.714A>T) in the general population?

A2ML1 p.Val238= (c.714A>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0156%, eas) (gnomAD).

A2ML1 p.Val238=

c.714A>T · rs748034976 · VCV1757372

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0156%, eas)

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 -0.31	GERP -2.5, phastCons 0.018
Overall
CADD	2.507	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0156% East Asian · 7/44,878 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00726% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00515%

Overall 0.000434% 7/1,613,896 alleles · ultra-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: A2ML1
Protein: p.Val238=
Coding: c.714A>T
MANE Select: NM_144670
dbSNP: rs748034976
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:8836325 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.953 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 80.61 · 5 PDB
Residue 238: a β-strand

Full A2ML1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Similar variants

A2ML1 p.Val238Ile Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
A2ML1 c.1834-1G>T Uncertain significance ★★ same type
A2ML1 c.3264+4C>T Uncertain significance ★★ same type
A2ML1 c.3933+4A>G Uncertain significance ★★ same type
A2ML1 c.409+1G>A Uncertain significance ★★ same type
A2ML1 c.4221+2T>C Uncertain significance ★★ same type
A2ML1 c.*1+1G>A Uncertain significance ★★ same type
A2ML1 p.Ala1002Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type

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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/a2ml1-p-val238 (accessed [today's date]).

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