# NM_005763.4(AASS):c.1332G>A (p.Val444=)

https://sugi.bio/variant/aass-p-val444

## Summary

**AASS p.Val444= (c.1332G>A)** is classified **Uncertain significance** in AASS (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-05-13). No allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,610,688).

**At a glance:** Uncertain significance · review: Single submitter · 1 submitter · no allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,610,688)

## For patients & families {#patients}

This is a change in the AASS gene that is currently of uncertain significance — a definitive interpretation has not yet been established, submitted by 1 submitter.

*Reference information, not medical advice, and not a prediction for any individual. A genetic counselor or clinician can interpret what it means for you and your family.*

**Support & next steps:** [Find a genetic counselor (NSGC)](https://findageneticcounselor.nsgc.org/).

## Identity {#identity}

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Gene | [AASS](https://sugi.bio/atlas/gene/AASS/) |
| Protein change (HGVS p.) | p.Val444= |
| Coding change (HGVS c.) | c.1332G>A |
| MANE Select transcript | [NM_005763](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/NM_005763) |
| Variant type | single nucleotide variant |
| Location | chr7:122101627-122101627 (GRCh38) |
| ClinVar | [VCV3605311](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/3605311/) |

**All HGVS expressions:** `NC_000007.13:g.121741681C>T`, `NC_000007.14:g.122101627C>T`, `NG_008140.2:g.47664G>A`, `NM_005763.4:c.1332G>A`

## Computational & population evidence {#evidence}

**Concordance:** Mixed / partial computational evidence (see below).

- **Missense predictors (AlphaMissense/REVEL/SaProt) do not apply** to this variant type — they score amino-acid substitutions only. For non-missense variants the computational signal comes from conservation and, for splice-region changes, SpliceAI (below), not from a missing predictor score.
- SpliceAI predicts **donor gain** (Δ 0.67) — a splice-altering prediction on an uncertain variant — a signal for review
- Conservation: phyloP -1.025, GERP 1.04 — not a conserved position (phyloP < 0.1, ACGS BP7 cut)
- CADD: **PHRED 18.22**. No single ClinGen-calibrated threshold exists and the expert panels that use CADD disagree — GUCY2D/AIPL1 require ≥ 20.0 for an untranslated-region variant, ABCA4 ≥ 28.1 for a synonymous or indel variant, the Pulmonary Hypertension panel imports Pejaver 2022's missense-calibrated numbers, and the Antibody Deficiencies panel declines CADD entirely for PIK3CD. CADD v1.7 also incorporates Zoonomia phyloP, so it partly re-expresses the conservation above. *Descriptive; no threshold applied.*
- SpliceAI deltas (raw): acceptor loss **0.00**, donor loss **0.03**, acceptor gain **0.00**, donor gain **0.67**. Largest is donor gain.
- SpliceAI deltas (masked): acceptor loss **0.00**, donor loss **0.00**, acceptor gain **0.00**, donor gain **0.67**.
- Pangolin: Δ**0.50** (gain), gain 0.50 / loss 0.08. Agrees with SpliceAI. An independent predictor to SpliceAI — a different model trained on different data. *Descriptive; ClinGen's SVI calibration covers SpliceAI, not Pangolin, so no ACMG code is assigned.*
- Population frequency: **no allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,610,688)** — rarity (ACMG PM2) and BA1/BS1 cannot be assessed for this variant.

*Computational predictors are not independent (ClinGen Variant Classification guidance): AlphaMissense (Cheng et al. 2023) carries the ACMG weight for missense and conservation (phyloP/GERP/phastCons) for non-missense; REVEL (Pejaver-2022 calibrated strength bands) and SaProt (Su et al. 2023, structure-aware, ClinVar-independent protein language model, raw LLR) are shown as orthogonal agreement signals, not additive. For frequency, the gnomAD v4.1 grpmax filtering allele frequency (FAF95) is ClinGen's designated BA1/BS1 input (gnomAD v4 guidance v3.0, June 2025); BA1/BS1 thresholds are disease-specific, not a blanket 5%. Predictions, not a clinical determination.*

## Gene constraint & dosage {#gene-context}

**AASS** population constraint: LOEUF 0.948, pLI 4.5131e-21, missense-Z 1.5093; ClinGen dosage — haploinsufficiency 30, triplosensitivity 0 (0–3 scale). *Lower LOEUF and higher pLI indicate a gene that tolerates loss-of-function poorly; ClinGen dosage is the curated haploinsufficiency call.*

Curated gene–disease validity (ClinGen):

- **hyperlysinemia** — Definitive (AR)

## Protein context {#protein}

Residue **444** lies in the 'lysine-ketoglutarate reductase' region; an α-helix.

AlphaFold model confidence (whole protein): pLDDT 90.73, 77% of residues very-high.

**9 experimental structure(s)** (PDB): [5L76](https://www.rcsb.org/structure/5L76), [5L78](https://www.rcsb.org/structure/5L78), [5O1N](https://www.rcsb.org/structure/5O1N), [5O1O](https://www.rcsb.org/structure/5O1O), [5O1P](https://www.rcsb.org/structure/5O1P), [8DDA](https://www.rcsb.org/structure/8DDA).

## What this gene does {#gene-function}

*Describes the biological roles of AASS (the gene this variant disrupts) — not effects measured for this specific variant. A damaging variant is expected to affect these functions and pathways; the degree depends on the variant.*

**How this variant is thought to act:** AASS's established molecular role includes saccharopine dehydrogenase (NADP+, L-lysine-forming) activity. p.Val444= falls in the lysine-ketoglutarate reductase region.


### Pathways affected {#pathways}

AASS participates in **1 Reactome pathway** (⚕ = disease pathway):

| Pathway (Reactome) | Evidence |
| --- | --- |
| [Lysine catabolism](https://reactome.org/content/detail/R-HSA-71064) | curated |

### Molecular function & processes (GO — experimentally supported) {#go}

**Molecular function:** saccharopine dehydrogenase (NADP+, L-lysine-forming) activity, saccharopine dehydrogenase (NAD+, L-glutamate-forming) activity.

**Biological process:** obsolete lysine catabolic process.

## Clinical significance {#significance}

**Uncertain significance** — review status Single submitter *(criteria provided, single submitter)*, last evaluated 2024-05-13.

**Submitter consensus:** unanimous (1/1 Uncertain significance).

### Submitter classifications {#submitters}

| Submitter | Classification | Review | Method | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, single submitter | clinical testing | 2024-05-13 |

**Reported phenotype names (ClinVar):** not provided, none provided.

## Similar variants {#similar}

Related AASS variant pages (same residue, condition, or type): [AASS c.1767-1G>A](/variant/aass-c-1767-minus-1g-a), [AASS p.Arg132His](/variant/aass-p-arg132his), [AASS p.Arg132Cys](/variant/aass-p-arg132cys), [AASS p.Arg146Trp](/variant/aass-p-arg146trp), [AASS p.Asn34Lys](/variant/aass-p-asn34lys), [AASS p.Asn865Ser](/variant/aass-p-asn865ser), [AASS p.Gln921Arg](/variant/aass-p-gln921arg), [AASS p.Gly167Cys](/variant/aass-p-gly167cys).

### Data sources & attribution {#sources}

ClinVar (NCBI — public domain, built 2026-10-11); gnomAD v4.1 (Broad Institute, built 2026-10-06); AlphaMissense (Cheng et al. 2023, © Google DeepMind — CC BY 4.0, built 2026-01-27); REVEL (Ioannidis et al. 2016 — ODbL, built 2026-07-13); SaProt (Su et al. 2023 — MIT, built 2026-07-14); SpliceAI (Illumina — free for non-commercial use, built 2026-10-13); CADD (Rentzsch et al. 2019, University of Washington — free for non-commercial use, built 2026-10-10); Conservation (phyloP/phastCons/GERP) (UCSC hg38 470-way mammal (Hiller Lab) + Ensembl Compara, built 2026-07-12); gnomAD Non-coding Constraint (Gnocchi) (Chen et al. 2024, Broad Institute — CC0, built 2026-10-11); gnomAD Regional Missense Constraint (Broad Institute — CC0, built 2026-10-13); Pangolin (Zeng & Li 2022 — CC BY 4.0, built 2026-10-11); Repeat regions (UCSC — RepeatMasker, TRF, segmental duplications, built 2026-10-11); ClinGen (ClinGen, built 2026-09-22); UniProt (CC BY 4.0); Reactome / GO (CC BY 4.0, built 2026-09-23); MaveDB (per-record license, built 2026-10-11); CIViC (CC0, built 2026-09-22); Orphanet (Orphanet, built 2026-06-12)

*Primary record: NCBI ClinVar (variation 3605311). Classifications reflect these databases as of the page's build date and may change. Free reference use — not medical advice; consult the primary submitters and a clinician.*