Is APOB p.Ala1970= (c.5910C>T) pathogenic?

APOB p.Ala1970= (c.5910C>T) is classified Likely benign in APOB (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-02-21). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with APOB p.Ala1970= (c.5910C>T)?

APOB p.Ala1970= (c.5910C>T) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype (ClinVar).

How common is APOB p.Ala1970= (c.5910C>T) in the general population?

APOB p.Ala1970= (c.5910C>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

APOB p.Ala1970=

c.5910C>T · rs2465373201 · VCV1750456

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

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 3.4	GERP -2.6, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	8.316	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: APOB
Protein: p.Ala1970=
Coding: c.5910C>T
MANE Select: NM_000384
dbSNP: rs2465373201
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:21010958 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.537 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)

Full APOB 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

Similar variants

APOB p.Ala1970Ser Likely benign ★ same residue
APOB p.Arg490Trp Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
APOB c.1124+3A>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
APOB c.11788+4A>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
APOB c.12087+2T>C Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
APOB p.Ala1320Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
APOB p.Ala1695Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
APOB p.Ala1975Ser 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/apob-p-ala1970 (accessed [today's date]).

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