Is AP4M1 p.Arg297= (c.891G>C) pathogenic?

AP4M1 p.Arg297= (c.891G>C) is classified Likely benign in AP4M1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-10-26). Very rare (popmax 0.00667%, amr); Associated with hereditary spastic paraplegia 50.

What condition is associated with AP4M1 p.Arg297= (c.891G>C)?

AP4M1 p.Arg297= (c.891G>C) is associated with hereditary spastic paraplegia 50 (ClinVar).

How common is AP4M1 p.Arg297= (c.891G>C) in the general population?

AP4M1 p.Arg297= (c.891G>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00667%, amr) (gnomAD).

AP4M1 p.Arg297=

Q: How is Severe intellectual disability and progressive spastic paraplegia inherited?

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

c.891G>C · rs781278962 · VCV2072545

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00667%, amr)

Conditions

hereditary spastic paraplegia 50

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation/SpliceAI carries the signal.
REVEL	0.068	moderately benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	Δ0.22	acceptor gain · deltas
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 5.6	GERP 0.97, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	15.89	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00667% Admixed American · 4/59,998 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00226% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00135%

Overall 0.000274% 4/1,461,670 alleles · very rare

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: AP4M1
Protein: p.Arg297=
Coding: c.891G>C
MANE Select: NM_004722
dbSNP: rs781278962
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:100105501 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.106 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 86.16 · 6 PDB
Residue 297: the mhd domain; a β-strand

Full AP4M1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

hereditary spastic paraplegia 50 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Severe intellectual disability and progressive spastic paraplegia (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

Similar variants

AP4M1 p.Arg297Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
AP4M1 p.Arg297Trp Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
AP4M1 c.1137+1G>T Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
AP4M1 c.930-1G>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
AP4M1 p.Arg268Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
AP4M1 p.Arg306Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
AP4M1 p.Arg318Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
AP4M1 p.Arg338Ter Pathogenic/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/ap4m1-p-arg297 (accessed [today's date]).

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