Is ABCA3 p.Asp1089= (c.3267C>T) pathogenic?

ABCA3 p.Asp1089= (c.3267C>T) is classified Likely benign in ABCA3 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-03-04). Very rare (popmax 8.48e-05%, nfe); Associated with hereditary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.

What condition is associated with ABCA3 p.Asp1089= (c.3267C>T)?

ABCA3 p.Asp1089= (c.3267C>T) is associated with hereditary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (ClinVar).

How common is ABCA3 p.Asp1089= (c.3267C>T) in the general population?

ABCA3 p.Asp1089= (c.3267C>T) is very rare (popmax 8.48e-05%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is Hereditary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis inherited?

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

ABCA3 p.Asp1089=

c.3267C>T · rs2093663696 · VCV2806179

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 8.48e-05%, nfe)

Conditions

hereditary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

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 3.1	GERP -1.4, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	7.287	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 8.48e-05% European (non-Finnish) · 1/1,179,886 alleles

Overall 6.84e-05% 1/1,461,158 alleles · very 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: ABCA3
Protein: p.Asp1089=
Coding: c.3267C>T
MANE Select: NM_001089
dbSNP: rs2093663696
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:2286705 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.612 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 81.00 · 2 PDB
Residue 1089: an α-helix

Full ABCA3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

hereditary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Hereditary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Elderly, Infancy
Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000 (Worldwide)

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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/abca3-p-asp1089 (accessed [today's date]).

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