Is AP4E1 p.Ala638= (c.1914G>A) pathogenic?

AP4E1 p.Ala638= (c.1914G>A) is classified Likely benign in AP4E1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2023-08-29). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0959%, eas); Associated with Spastic paraplegia.

What condition is associated with AP4E1 p.Ala638= (c.1914G>A)?

AP4E1 p.Ala638= (c.1914G>A) is associated with Spastic paraplegia (ClinVar).

How common is AP4E1 p.Ala638= (c.1914G>A) in the general population?

AP4E1 p.Ala638= (c.1914G>A) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0959%, eas) (gnomAD).

AP4E1 p.Ala638=

c.1914G>A · rs768213913 · VCV2741192

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0959%, eas)

Conditions

Spastic paraplegia

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 0.069	GERP -2, phastCons 0.059
Overall
CADD	10.75	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0959% East Asian · 43/44,834 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0731% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0651%

Overall 0.00366% 59/1,613,480 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 55/1,461,502 · genomes 4/151,978 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.0959%	1,043
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00961%	10,411
South Asian	0.0022%	45,509
African / African-American	0.00134%	74,832
European (non-Finnish)	0.000593%	168,549

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: AP4E1
Protein: p.Ala638=
Coding: c.1914G>A
MANE Select: NM_007347
dbSNP: rs768213913
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr15:50968325 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.576 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 72.42 · 4 PDB

Full AP4E1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Spastic paraplegia — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

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AP4E1 p.Ala45Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
AP4E1 p.Ala475Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
AP4E1 p.Arg646Cys Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
AP4E1 p.Asn1086Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
AP4E1 p.Asp484Val 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/ap4e1-p-ala638 (accessed [today's date]).

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