Is ALG13 p.Ala298= (c.894T>C) pathogenic?

ALG13 p.Ala298= (c.894T>C) is classified Likely benign in ALG13 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-12-31). Very rare (popmax 0.000229%, nfe); Associated with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 36.

What condition is associated with ALG13 p.Ala298= (c.894T>C)?

ALG13 p.Ala298= (c.894T>C) is associated with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 36 (ClinVar).

How common is ALG13 p.Ala298= (c.894T>C) in the general population?

ALG13 p.Ala298= (c.894T>C) is very rare (popmax 0.000229%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is ALG13-CDG inherited?

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

ALG13 p.Ala298=

c.894T>C · rs1188302575 · VCV2704914

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000229%, nfe)

Conditions

developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 36

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation/SpliceAI carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	Δ0.22	acceptor gain · deltas
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 1.2	GERP 1.5, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	10.96	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000229% European (non-Finnish) · 2/874,749 alleles

Filtering AF 3.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.4e-05%

Overall 0.00017% 2/1,178,617 alleles · very rare exomes 2/1,065,070 · genomes 0/113,547 · joint denominator

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: ALG13
Protein: p.Ala298=
Coding: c.894T>C
MANE Select: NM_001099922
dbSNP: rs1188302575
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:111712492 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 54.42
Residue 298: the otu domain; the 'deubiquitinase activity' region

Full ALG13 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 36 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For ALG13-CDG (Orphanet):

Inheritance: X-linked recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

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ALG13 c.2932+6T>C Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
ALG13 c.834+3A>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
ALG13 c.932+2T>C Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
ALG13 p.Ala1044Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
ALG13 p.Ala173Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition

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/alg13-p-ala298 (accessed [today's date]).

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