Is ARX p.Ala217= (c.651G>A) pathogenic?

ARX p.Ala217= (c.651G>A) is classified Likely benign in ARX (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-12-24). Very rare (popmax 0.00385%, sas); Associated with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 1.

What condition is associated with ARX p.Ala217= (c.651G>A)?

ARX p.Ala217= (c.651G>A) is associated with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 1, intellectual disability, X-linked, with or without seizures, ARX-related (ClinVar).

How common is ARX p.Ala217= (c.651G>A) in the general population?

ARX p.Ala217= (c.651G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00385%, sas) (gnomAD).

How is Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome inherited?

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

ARX p.Ala217=

c.651G>A · rs587783204 · VCV1038066

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00385%, sas)

Conditions

developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 1

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 -0.38	GERP -3.1
Overall
CADD	9.288	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00385% South Asian · 2/51,889 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000639% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000424%

Overall 0.00113% 13/1,148,633 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.00385%	25,945
African / African-American	0.00181%	55,141
European (non-Finnish)	0.00115%	87,023

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: ARX
Protein: p.Ala217=
Coding: c.651G>A
MANE Select: NM_139058
dbSNP: rs587783204
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:25013344 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 56.51
Residue 217: the 'disordered' region

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

Disease context

developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 1 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: intellectual disability, X-linked, with or without seizures, ARX-related

For Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, X-linked dominant

Similar variants

ARX p.Ala217Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
ARX p.Arg330His Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ARX p.Arg332Gly Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ARX p.Arg332His Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ARX p.Arg371Gln Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ARX p.Arg371Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ARX p.Arg384Cys Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ARX p.Glu294Ter 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/arx-p-ala217 (accessed [today's date]).

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