Is ASL p.Arg236= (c.708G>C) pathogenic?

ASL p.Arg236= (c.708G>C) is classified Likely benign in ASL (ClinVar, Single submitter, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-11). Very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe); Associated with argininosuccinic aciduria.

What condition is associated with ASL p.Arg236= (c.708G>C)?

ASL p.Arg236= (c.708G>C) is associated with argininosuccinic aciduria (ClinVar).

How common is ASL p.Arg236= (c.708G>C) in the general population?

ASL p.Arg236= (c.708G>C) is very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is Argininosuccinic aciduria inherited?

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

ASL p.Arg236=

c.708G>C · rs1206710088 · VCV797652

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe)

Conditions

argininosuccinic aciduria

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.054	moderately benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -0.43	GERP -3.4
Overall
CADD	2.19	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 8.47e-05% European (non-Finnish) · 1/1,180,032 alleles

Overall 0.000657% 1/152,162 alleles · very rare

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: ASL
Protein: p.Arg236=
Coding: c.708G>C
MANE Select: NM_000048
dbSNP: rs1206710088
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:66087781 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.937 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 96.51 · 2 PDB
Residue 236: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in arginsa; complete loss of argininosuccinate lyase activity; no effect on protein expression; no effect on nos complex formation)

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

Disease context

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

For Argininosuccinic aciduria (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: All ages
Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (United States)

Similar variants

ASL p.Arg236Gln Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same residue
ASL p.Arg236Trp Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same residue
ASL p.Arg236Gly Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
ASL c.1062+5G>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ASL c.1143+1G>T Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ASL c.13-1G>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ASL c.291+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ASL c.348+1G>A Pathogenic/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/asl-p-arg236 (accessed [today's date]).

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