Is ALAS2 p.Ala184Val (c.551C>T) pathogenic?

ALAS2 p.Ala184Val (c.551C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in ALAS2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-02-01). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.0873); Absent from gnomAD v4.1.

How common is ALAS2 p.Ala184Val (c.551C>T) in the general population?

ALAS2 p.Ala184Val (c.551C>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about ALAS2 p.Ala184Val (c.551C>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.0873) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

ALAS2 p.Ala184Val

c.551C>T · VCV3772393

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.0873 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.0873	likely benign
REVEL	0.217	benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -7.28	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	Δ0.76	donor gain · deltas
Pangolin	Δ0.57	gain · loss 0.00 · agrees with SpliceAI · independent
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 1.8	GERP 1.9, phastCons 0.009
Regional constraint	o/e 0.52	unconstrained · MANE · 8,973 bp · p 5.5e-15 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	20.6	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean tolerated — a triage signal, not a reclassification

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: ALAS2
Protein: p.Ala184Val
Coding: c.551C>T
MANE Select: NM_000032
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:55021139 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 82.76 · 27 PDB

Full ALAS2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

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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/alas2-p-ala184val (accessed [today's date]).

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