Is ABCG5 p.Ala170= (c.510C>T) pathogenic?

ABCG5 p.Ala170= (c.510C>T) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in ABCG5 (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 6 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-26). Rare (popmax 0.221%, afr); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with ABCG5 p.Ala170= (c.510C>T)?

ABCG5 p.Ala170= (c.510C>T) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, sitosterolemia (ClinVar).

How common is ABCG5 p.Ala170= (c.510C>T) in the general population?

ABCG5 p.Ala170= (c.510C>T) is rare (popmax 0.221%, afr) (gnomAD).

ABCG5 p.Ala170=

c.510C>T · rs147061424 · VCV501163

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 6 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.221%, afr)

Conditions

Cardiovascular phenotype

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 -7.4	GERP -3.5
Overall
CADD	4.285	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.221% African / African-American · 166/74,988 alleles

Filtering AF 0.194% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.183%

Overall 0.0118% 191/1,613,970 alleles · rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.221%	452
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0176%	5,682
Admixed American	0.015%	6,668
East Asian	0.00223%	44,866
European (non-Finnish)	0.000339%	295,003

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: ABCG5
Protein: p.Ala170=
Coding: c.510C>T
MANE Select: NM_022436
dbSNP: rs147061424
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:43828107 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.219 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 85.48 · 8 PDB
Residue 170: the abc transporter domain; an α-helix

Full ABCG5 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

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

Also linked: sitosterolemia

Similar variants

ABCG5 p.Ala170Asp Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
ABCG5 p.Ala170Val Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
ABCG5 c.1325-1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ABCG5 c.1762+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ABCG5 c.634+1G>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ABCG5 c.904+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ABCG5 p.Arg183Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ABCG5 p.Arg243Ter 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/abcg5-p-ala170 (accessed [today's date]).

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