Is AIPL1 p.Leu327= (c.981G>A) pathogenic?

AIPL1 p.Leu327= (c.981G>A) is classified Likely benign in AIPL1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-12-17). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with Leber congenital amaurosis 4.

What condition is associated with AIPL1 p.Leu327= (c.981G>A)?

AIPL1 p.Leu327= (c.981G>A) is associated with Leber congenital amaurosis 4 (ClinVar).

How common is AIPL1 p.Leu327= (c.981G>A) in the general population?

AIPL1 p.Leu327= (c.981G>A) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Cone rod dystrophy inherited?

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

AIPL1 p.Leu327=

c.981G>A · rs1911852129 · VCV3006506

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

Leber congenital amaurosis 4

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 0.41	GERP 1, phastCons 0.2
Overall
CADD	5.732	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: AIPL1
Protein: p.Leu327=
Coding: c.981G>A
MANE Select: NM_014336
dbSNP: rs1911852129
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:6425634 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.01 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 83.42 · 6 PDB

Full AIPL1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Leber congenital amaurosis 4 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Cone rod dystrophy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (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/aipl1-p-leu327 (accessed [today's date]).

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