Is ADA p.Val165= (c.495G>A) pathogenic?

ADA p.Val165= (c.495G>A) is classified Likely benign in ADA (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-11-16). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with severe combined immunodeficiency, autosomal recessive, T cell-negative, B cell-negative, NK cell-negative, due to adenosine deaminase deficiency.

How common is ADA p.Val165= (c.495G>A) in the general population?

ADA p.Val165= (c.495G>A) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

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Q: What condition is associated with ADA p.Val165= (c.495G>A)?

ADA p.Val165= (c.495G>A) is associated with severe combined immunodeficiency, autosomal recessive, T cell-negative, B cell-negative, NK cell-negative, due to adenosine deaminase deficiency (ClinVar).

Q: How is Severe combined immunodeficiency due to adenosine deaminase deficiency inherited?

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

c.495G>A · VCV4731301

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

severe combined immunodeficiency, autosomal recessive, T cell-negative, B cell-negative, NK cell-negative, due to adenosine deaminase deficiency

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 0.21	GERP -2.3, phastCons 0.81
Overall
CADD	8.214	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

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: ADA
Protein: p.Val165=
Coding: c.495G>A
MANE Select: NM_000022
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr20:44624313 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.184 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 96.81 · 2 PDB
Residue 165: an α-helix

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

Disease context

severe combined immunodeficiency, autosomal recessive, T cell-negative, B cell-negative, NK cell-negative, due to adenosine deaminase deficiency — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Severe combined immunodeficiency due to adenosine deaminase deficiency (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (Europe)

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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/ada-p-val165 (accessed [today's date]).

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