Is ALG12 p.Leu451= (c.1353G>C) pathogenic?

ALG12 p.Leu451= (c.1353G>C) is classified Likely benign in ALG12 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-10-22). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0132%, sas); Associated with ALG12-congenital disorder of glycosylation.

What condition is associated with ALG12 p.Leu451= (c.1353G>C)?

ALG12 p.Leu451= (c.1353G>C) is associated with ALG12-congenital disorder of glycosylation (ClinVar).

How common is ALG12 p.Leu451= (c.1353G>C) in the general population?

ALG12 p.Leu451= (c.1353G>C) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0132%, sas) (gnomAD).

How is ALG12-CDG inherited?

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

ALG12 p.Leu451=

c.1353G>C · rs769869200 · VCV2985857

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0132%, sas)

Conditions

ALG12-congenital disorder of glycosylation

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.202	benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 1.3	GERP -2.5, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	14.05	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0132% South Asian · 12/91,090 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0075% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00593%

Overall 0.00112% 18/1,614,226 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0132%	7,591
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,510
European (non-Finnish)	0.000424%	236,003

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: ALG12
Protein: p.Leu451=
Coding: c.1353G>C
MANE Select: NM_024105
dbSNP: rs769869200
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr22:49903952 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.965 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 93.26
Residue 451: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in cdg1g)

Full ALG12 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

ALG12-congenital disorder of glycosylation — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For ALG12-CDG (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

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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/alg12-p-leu451 (accessed [today's date]).

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