Is ABCA7 p.Arg480= (c.1438A>C) pathogenic?

ABCA7 p.Arg480= (c.1438A>C) is classified Likely benign in ABCA7 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-12-01). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0308%, nfe).

How common is ABCA7 p.Arg480= (c.1438A>C) in the general population?

ABCA7 p.Arg480= (c.1438A>C) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0308%, nfe) (gnomAD).

ABCA7 p.Arg480=

c.1438A>C · rs770331491 · VCV2648888

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0308%, nfe)

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 2.3	GERP -0.093, phastCons 0.88
Overall
CADD	7.233	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0308% European (non-Finnish) · 308/998,680 alleles

Filtering AF 0.028% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0269%

Overall 0.0276% 337/1,222,118 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
European (non-Finnish)grpmax	0.0308%	3,242
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0302%	3,316
South Asian	0.00799%	12,523
African / African-American	0.00731%	13,687
East Asian	0.00585%	17,102

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: ABCA7
Protein: p.Arg480=
Coding: c.1438A>C
MANE Select: NM_019112
dbSNP: rs770331491
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:1045224 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.368 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 75.77 · 6 PDB

Full ABCA7 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

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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/abca7-p-arg480 (accessed [today's date]).

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