Is ARSL p.Ala280= (c.840G>A) pathogenic?

ARSL p.Ala280= (c.840G>A) is classified Benign/Likely benign in ARSL (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-01). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0546%, nfe); Associated with chondrodysplasia punctata, brachytelephalangic, autosomal.

What condition is associated with ARSL p.Ala280= (c.840G>A)?

ARSL p.Ala280= (c.840G>A) is associated with chondrodysplasia punctata, brachytelephalangic, autosomal (ClinVar).

How common is ARSL p.Ala280= (c.840G>A) in the general population?

ARSL p.Ala280= (c.840G>A) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0546%, nfe) (gnomAD).

ARSL p.Ala280=

c.840G>A · rs772678789 · VCV702442

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0546%, nfe)

Conditions

chondrodysplasia punctata, brachytelephalangic, autosomal

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 -11	GERP -2.6
Overall
CADD	0.133	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0546% European (non-Finnish) · 489/895,149 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0506% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.049%

Overall 0.0418% 505/1,209,382 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
European (non-Finnish)grpmax	0.0546%	1,831
Middle Eastern	0.023%	4,348
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0168%	5,952
African / African-American	0.00526%	19,012
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00431%	23,224
South Asian	0.00352%	28,380

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: ARSL
Protein: p.Ala280=
Coding: c.840G>A
MANE Select: NM_000047
dbSNP: rs772678789
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:2949318 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 92.57

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

Disease context

chondrodysplasia punctata, brachytelephalangic, autosomal — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

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ARSL p.Ala182Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
ARSL p.Ala251Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
ARSL p.Ala45Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
ARSL p.Arg12Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
ARSL p.Arg190His Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
ARSL p.Asp413Glu 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/arsl-p-ala280 (accessed [today's date]).

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