Is ABCA3 p.Asp988fs (c.2958del) pathogenic?

ABCA3 p.Asp988fs (c.2958del) is classified Pathogenic in ABCA3 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-03-28). Very rare (popmax 0.000254%, nfe).

How common is ABCA3 p.Asp988fs (c.2958del) in the general population?

ABCA3 p.Asp988fs (c.2958del) is very rare (popmax 0.000254%, nfe) (gnomAD).

ABCA3 p.Asp988fs

c.2958del · rs2505627227 · VCV2850510

Pathogenic Single submitter

Classification

Pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

Consequence

frameshift

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000254%, nfe)

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Consequence	frameshift	predicted loss-of-function
NMD	predicted	premature termination codon in exon 21 of 33
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · substitutions only
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 3	GERP 1.4, phastCons 0.57

Predicted loss-of-function is descriptive, not an applied PVS1 code.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000254% European (non-Finnish) · 3/1,180,010 alleles

Filtering AF 6.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.9e-05%

Overall 0.000205% 3/1,460,540 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.Asp988fs
Coding: c.2958del
MANE Select: NM_001089
dbSNP: rs2505627227
Type: Deletion
Location: chr16:2288072 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.612 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 81.00 · 2 PDB

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

Similar variants

ABCA3 p.Asp988= Likely benign ★★ same residue
ABCA3 p.Arg1333fs Pathogenic ★★ same type
ABCA3 p.Leu1584fs Likely pathogenic ★★ same type
ABCA3 p.Tyr273fs Pathogenic ★★ same type
ABCA3 p.Val1495fs Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same type
ABCA3 c.1285+4_1285+7del Likely pathogenic ★ same type
ABCA3 c.1467+1903_1612-126del Pathogenic ★ same type
ABCA3 p.Asp1058fs Likely pathogenic ★ 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/abca3-p-asp988fs (accessed [today's date]).

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