Is ALG6 p.Cys236= (c.708T>C) pathogenic?

ALG6 p.Cys236= (c.708T>C) is classified Likely benign in ALG6 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-03-05). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0107%, afr); Associated with ALG6-congenital disorder of glycosylation 1C.

What condition is associated with ALG6 p.Cys236= (c.708T>C)?

ALG6 p.Cys236= (c.708T>C) is associated with ALG6-congenital disorder of glycosylation 1C (ClinVar).

How common is ALG6 p.Cys236= (c.708T>C) in the general population?

ALG6 p.Cys236= (c.708T>C) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0107%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is ALG6-CDG inherited?

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

ALG6 p.Cys236=

c.708T>C · rs374672230 · VCV1661587

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0107%, afr)

Conditions

ALG6-congenital disorder of glycosylation 1C

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 -1.6	GERP -3.2
Overall
CADD	3.881	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0107% African / African-American · 8/74,928 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00528% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00381%

Overall 0.000496% 8/1,614,058 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 1/1,461,838 · genomes 7/152,220 · 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: ALG6
Protein: p.Cys236=
Coding: c.708T>C
MANE Select: NM_013339
dbSNP: rs374672230
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:63411953 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.892 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 93.08

Full ALG6 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

ALG6-congenital disorder of glycosylation 1C — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For ALG6-CDG (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

Similar variants

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ALG6 c.1128-1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ALG6 c.1128-2A>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ALG6 c.1326+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ALG6 c.257+5G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ALG6 c.429+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ALG6 c.495-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ALG6 c.495-2A>T Likely pathogenic ★★ 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/alg6-p-cys236 (accessed [today's date]).

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