Is AMPD2 p.Phe548= (c.1644C>T) pathogenic?

AMPD2 p.Phe548= (c.1644C>T) is classified Likely benign in AMPD2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2021-03-27). Very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas); Associated with pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 9.

What condition is associated with AMPD2 p.Phe548= (c.1644C>T)?

AMPD2 p.Phe548= (c.1644C>T) is associated with pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 9, hereditary spastic paraplegia 63 (ClinVar).

How common is AMPD2 p.Phe548= (c.1644C>T) in the general population?

AMPD2 p.Phe548= (c.1644C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas) (gnomAD).

AMPD2 p.Phe548=

c.1644C>T · rs758218441 · VCV1563485

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas)

Conditions

pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 9

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 -12	GERP -4.2
Overall
CADD	0.845	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00223% East Asian · 1/44,888 alleles

Overall 0.000248% 4/1,614,004 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00223%	44,888
Admixed American	0.00167%	60,014
South Asian	0.0011%	91,082
European (non-Finnish)	8.47e-05%	1,180,027

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: AMPD2
Protein: p.Phe548=
Coding: c.1644C>T
MANE Select: NM_001368809
dbSNP: rs758218441
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:109629181 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.705 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 81.28 · 5 PDB
Residue 548: an α-helix

Full AMPD2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 9 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: hereditary spastic paraplegia 63

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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/ampd2-p-phe548 (accessed [today's date]).

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