Is APP p.Ala295= (c.885C>T) pathogenic?

APP p.Ala295= (c.885C>T) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in APP (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-12-03). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0223%, eas); Associated with Alzheimer disease.

What condition is associated with APP p.Ala295= (c.885C>T)?

APP p.Ala295= (c.885C>T) is associated with Alzheimer disease (ClinVar).

How common is APP p.Ala295= (c.885C>T) in the general population?

APP p.Ala295= (c.885C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0223%, eas) (gnomAD).

APP p.Ala295=

c.885C>T · rs199890425 · VCV704545

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0223%, eas)

Conditions

Alzheimer disease

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 0.71	GERP -2.1, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	13.38	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0223% East Asian · 10/44,872 alleles

Filtering AF 0.012% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00917%

Overall 0.00341% 55/1,614,174 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.0223%	4,487
Admixed American	0.0167%	6,003
African / African-American	0.00533%	18,763
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0048%	20,835
European (non-Finnish)	0.00229%	43,705
South Asian	0.0011%	91,084

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: APP
Protein: p.Ala295=
Coding: c.885C>T
MANE Select: NM_000484
dbSNP: rs199890425
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr21:26000163 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.41 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 68.11 · 263 PDB
Residue 295: the bpti/kunitz inhibitor domain; a disulfide bond

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

Disease context

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

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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/app-p-ala295 (accessed [today's date]).

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