Is ALG2 p.His53= (c.159C>T) pathogenic?

ALG2 p.His53= (c.159C>T) is classified Likely benign in ALG2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-12-02). Rare (popmax 0.127%, eas); Associated with ALG2-congenital disorder of glycosylation.

What condition is associated with ALG2 p.His53= (c.159C>T)?

ALG2 p.His53= (c.159C>T) is associated with ALG2-congenital disorder of glycosylation, congenital myasthenic syndrome 14 (ClinVar).

How common is ALG2 p.His53= (c.159C>T) in the general population?

ALG2 p.His53= (c.159C>T) is rare (popmax 0.127%, eas) (gnomAD).

How is ALG2-CDG inherited?

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

ALG2 p.His53=

c.159C>T · rs527683080 · VCV364213

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.127%, eas)

Conditions

ALG2-congenital disorder of glycosylation

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 3.8	phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	12.35	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.127% East Asian · 57/44,854 alleles

Filtering AF 0.101% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0912%

Overall 0.00425% 68/1,598,756 alleles · rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.127%	787
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00321%	31,131
Admixed American	0.00167%	59,966
European (non-Finnish)	0.000678%	147,430

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: ALG2
Protein: p.His53=
Coding: c.159C>T
MANE Select: NM_033087
dbSNP: rs527683080
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:99221736 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.408 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 91.03

Full ALG2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

ALG2-congenital disorder of glycosylation — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: congenital myasthenic syndrome 14

For ALG2-CDG (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

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ALG2 p.Arg129Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
ALG2 p.Arg130Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
ALG2 p.Arg251His Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
ALG2 p.Arg378Cys 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/alg2-p-his53 (accessed [today's date]).

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