Is ABCD1 p.Cys511Tyr (c.1532G>A) pathogenic?

ABCD1 p.Cys511Tyr (c.1532G>A) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in ABCD1 (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-05-15). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.9958); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with adrenoleukodystrophy.

What condition is associated with ABCD1 p.Cys511Tyr (c.1532G>A)?

ABCD1 p.Cys511Tyr (c.1532G>A) is associated with adrenoleukodystrophy (ClinVar).

How common is ABCD1 p.Cys511Tyr (c.1532G>A) in the general population?

ABCD1 p.Cys511Tyr (c.1532G>A) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy inherited?

Typically X-linked dominant (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

What do computational predictors say about ABCD1 p.Cys511Tyr (c.1532G>A)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.9958) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

ABCD1 p.Cys511Tyr

c.1532G>A · rs1557054745 · VCV528344

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.9958 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

3/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

adrenoleukodystrophy

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.9958	likely pathogenic · top 2% in ABCD1
REVEL	0.961	strongly pathogenic-leaning
SaProt	LLR -14.44	damaging
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this damaging.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 9.9	GERP 1.9, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.69	unconstrained · MANE · 14 kb · p 4.8e-06 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	25.5	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: ABCD1
Protein: p.Cys511Tyr
Coding: c.1532G>A
MANE Select: NM_000033
dbSNP: rs1557054745
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:153740135 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 81.58 · 14 PDB
Residue 511: a binding site; a β-strand; the abc transporter domain

Full ABCD1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

adrenoleukodystrophy — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: X-linked dominant
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Elderly
Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (Israel)

Similar variants

ABCD1 p.Cys511Trp Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
ABCD1 p.Cys511= Likely benign ★ same residue
ABCD1 p.Cys511_Gly512del Pathogenic ★ same residue
ABCD1 p.Cys511fs Pathogenic ★ same residue
ABCD1 p.Cys511Ter Pathogenic ★ same residue
ABCD1 c.1635-2A>G Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ABCD1 c.1781-1G>C Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ABCD1 c.1781-1G>T Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition

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/abcd1-p-cys511tyr (accessed [today's date]).

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