Is ARSA p.Gly482= (c.1446C>G) pathogenic?

ARSA p.Gly482= (c.1446C>G) is classified Likely benign in ARSA (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-11-11). Very rare (popmax 0.00446%, eas); Associated with metachromatic leukodystrophy.

What condition is associated with ARSA p.Gly482= (c.1446C>G)?

ARSA p.Gly482= (c.1446C>G) is associated with metachromatic leukodystrophy (ClinVar).

How common is ARSA p.Gly482= (c.1446C>G) in the general population?

ARSA p.Gly482= (c.1446C>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00446%, eas) (gnomAD).

How is Metachromatic leukodystrophy inherited?

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

ARSA p.Gly482=

c.1446C>G · rs759357711 · VCV1113356

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00446%, eas)

Conditions

metachromatic leukodystrophy

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	all four deltas below 0.2 · G>A here scores Δ0.48 · evaluated, not missing
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -2	GERP -4.7
Overall
CADD	0.158	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00446% East Asian · 2/44,832 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000739% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000429%

Overall 0.00087% 14/1,609,828 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00446%	22,416
European (non-Finnish)	0.00102%	98,180

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: ARSA
Protein: p.Gly482=
Coding: c.1446C>G
MANE Select: NM_000487
dbSNP: rs759357711
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr22:50625229 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.166 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 96.43 · 10 PDB

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

Disease context

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

For Metachromatic leukodystrophy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Infancy
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Europe)

Similar variants

ARSA p.Gly482Ser Uncertain significance ★★ same residue
ARSA p.Gly482Asp Uncertain significance ★ same residue
ARSA c.1107+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ARSA c.1107+1G>T Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ARSA c.1108-2A>G Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ARSA c.1108-3C>G Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ARSA c.1210+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ARSA c.224+1G>A 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/arsa-p-gly482 (accessed [today's date]).

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