Is ALMS1 p.Asp70= (c.210C>T) pathogenic?

ALMS1 p.Asp70= (c.210C>T) is classified Likely benign in ALMS1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-03-24). Very rare (popmax 0.00174%, amr); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with ALMS1 p.Asp70= (c.210C>T)?

ALMS1 p.Asp70= (c.210C>T) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, Alstrom syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is ALMS1 p.Asp70= (c.210C>T) in the general population?

ALMS1 p.Asp70= (c.210C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00174%, amr) (gnomAD).

ALMS1 p.Asp70=

c.210C>T · rs1670519815 · VCV1786547

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00174%, amr)

Conditions

Cardiovascular phenotype

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 -1.5	GERP -3.7
Overall
CADD	3.477	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00174% Admixed American · 1/57,468 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000884% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000723%

Overall 0.00125% 18/1,443,352 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.00174%	57,468
European (non-Finnish)	0.00145%	68,919

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: ALMS1
Protein: p.Asp70=
Coding: c.210C>T
MANE Select: NM_001378454
dbSNP: rs1670519815
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:73386078 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.825 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)

Full ALMS1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Cardiovascular phenotype — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: Alstrom syndrome

Similar variants

ALMS1 p.Asp70Asn Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
ALMS1 p.Asp70del Uncertain significance ★ same residue
ALMS1 p.Asp70Ala Uncertain significance ⚠ same residue
ALMS1 c.10079-1G>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ALMS1 c.10214-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ALMS1 c.10384+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ALMS1 c.10385-2A>G Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ALMS1 c.11547+3A>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/alms1-p-asp70 (accessed [today's date]).

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