Is ALG14 p.Leu7= (c.21A>G) pathogenic?

ALG14 p.Leu7= (c.21A>G) is classified Likely benign in ALG14 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-10-18). Very rare (popmax 0.00549%, sas); Associated with congenital myasthenic syndrome 15.

What condition is associated with ALG14 p.Leu7= (c.21A>G)?

ALG14 p.Leu7= (c.21A>G) is associated with congenital myasthenic syndrome 15 (ClinVar).

How common is ALG14 p.Leu7= (c.21A>G) in the general population?

ALG14 p.Leu7= (c.21A>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00549%, sas) (gnomAD).

How is Congenital myasthenic syndrome inherited?

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

ALG14 p.Leu7=

c.21A>G · rs1218214553 · VCV765742

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00549%, sas)

Conditions

congenital myasthenic syndrome 15

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 -1.4	GERP -4.5
Overall
CADD	2.833	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00549% South Asian · 5/91,076 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0021% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00136%

Overall 0.000372% 6/1,613,910 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.00549%	18,215
European (non-Finnish)	8.47e-05%	1,180,013

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: ALG14
Protein: p.Leu7=
Coding: c.21A>G
MANE Select: NM_144988
dbSNP: rs1218214553
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:95072878 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.055 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 91.06

Full ALG14 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

congenital myasthenic syndrome 15 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Congenital myasthenic syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (Europe)

Similar variants

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ALG14 p.Asn61Asp Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
ALG14 p.Asn61Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
ALG14 p.Asn82Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
ALG14 p.Glu110Lys Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
ALG14 p.Glu179Lys 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/alg14-p-leu7 (accessed [today's date]).

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