Is ALS2 p.Val1525fs (c.4573dup) pathogenic?

ALS2 p.Val1525fs (c.4573dup) is classified Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic in ALS2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2022-05-04). Absent from gnomAD; Associated with infantile-onset ascending hereditary spastic paralysis.

How common is ALS2 p.Val1525fs (c.4573dup) in the general population?

ALS2 p.Val1525fs (c.4573dup) is absent from gnomAD (gnomAD).

ALS2 p.Val1525fs

Q: What condition is associated with ALS2 p.Val1525fs (c.4573dup)?

ALS2 p.Val1525fs (c.4573dup) is associated with infantile-onset ascending hereditary spastic paralysis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 2, juvenile (ClinVar).

Q: How is Infantile-onset ascending hereditary spastic paralysis inherited?

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

c.4573dup · rs730882256 · VCV183240

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic Multiple submitters

Classification

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

Consequence

frameshift

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Not reported

no gnomAD frequency available for this variant

Conditions

infantile-onset ascending hereditary spastic paralysis

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Consequence	frameshift	predicted loss-of-function
NMD	predicted	premature termination codon in exon 29 of 34
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · substitutions only
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 11	GERP 1.7, phastCons 1

Predicted loss-of-function is descriptive, not an applied PVS1 code.

Population frequency

dbSNP / gnomAD

No gnomAD frequency available for this variant. This is missing data, not an absence: the variant may or may not be present in gnomAD. Rarity (ACMG PM2) and BA1/BS1 cannot be assessed for it.

Variant & gene context

Gene: ALS2
Protein: p.Val1525fs
Coding: c.4573dup
MANE Select: NM_020919
dbSNP: rs730882256
Type: Duplication
Location: chr2:201706852 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.649 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 74.69
Residue 1525: the vps9 domain

Full ALS2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

infantile-onset ascending hereditary spastic paralysis — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 2, juvenile

For Infantile-onset ascending hereditary spastic paralysis (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

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ALS2 p.Thr512fs Pathogenic ★ same condition
ALS2 c.1738-6dup Benign ★ same condition
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ALS2 c.176-8dup Likely benign ★ 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/als2-p-val1525fs (accessed [today's date]).

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