Is AGL p.Arg59fs (c.175del) pathogenic?

AGL p.Arg59fs (c.175del) is classified Pathogenic in AGL (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2020-11-21). Absent from gnomAD; Associated with glycogen storage disease III.

What condition is associated with AGL p.Arg59fs (c.175del)?

AGL p.Arg59fs (c.175del) is associated with glycogen storage disease III (ClinVar).

How common is AGL p.Arg59fs (c.175del) in the general population?

AGL p.Arg59fs (c.175del) is absent from gnomAD (gnomAD).

AGL p.Arg59fs

Q: How is Glycogen storage disease due to glycogen debranching enzyme deficiency inherited?

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

c.175del · rs2101084835 · VCV1457830

Pathogenic Single submitter

Classification

Pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

Consequence

frameshift

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Not reported

no gnomAD frequency available for this variant

Conditions

glycogen storage disease III

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 3 of 34
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · substitutions only
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 2.9	GERP 1.4, phastCons 1

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

Population frequency

dbSNP / gnomAD

No gnomAD frequency available for this variant. This is missing data, not an absence: the variant may or may not be present in gnomAD. Rarity (ACMG PM2) and BA1/BS1 cannot be assessed for it.

Variant & gene context

Gene: AGL
Protein: p.Arg59fs
Coding: c.175del
MANE Select: NM_000642
dbSNP: rs2101084835
Type: Deletion
Location: chr1:99861595 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.72 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 92.88 · 1 PDB
Residue 59: the 'amylo-1,6-glucosidase' region

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

Disease context

glycogen storage disease III — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Glycogen storage disease due to glycogen debranching enzyme deficiency (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Childhood, Infancy
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (United States)

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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/agl-p-arg59fs (accessed [today's date]).

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