Is ASPM p.Arg2853Trp (c.8557C>T) pathogenic?

ASPM p.Arg2853Trp (c.8557C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in ASPM (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2023-04-11). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.167); Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0116%, nfe); Associated with microcephaly 5, primary, autosomal recessive.

What condition is associated with ASPM p.Arg2853Trp (c.8557C>T)?

ASPM p.Arg2853Trp (c.8557C>T) is associated with microcephaly 5, primary, autosomal recessive (ClinVar).

How common is ASPM p.Arg2853Trp (c.8557C>T) in the general population?

ASPM p.Arg2853Trp (c.8557C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0116%, nfe) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about ASPM p.Arg2853Trp (c.8557C>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.167) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

ASPM p.Arg2853Trp

c.8557C>T · rs150424130 · VCV434405

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.167 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0116%, nfe)

Conditions

microcephaly 5, primary, autosomal recessive

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.167	likely benign
REVEL	0.337	indeterminate
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 3	GERP -1.3, phastCons 0.25
Regional constraint	o/e 1.01	unconstrained · MANE · 59 kb · p 0.59 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	23.1	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0116% European (non-Finnish) · 137/1,179,008 alleles

Filtering AF 0.01% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0094%

Overall 0.00943% 152/1,612,168 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
European (non-Finnish)grpmax	0.0116%	8,606
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00802%	12,474
Admixed American	0.0067%	14,926
African / African-American	0.00535%	18,689
South Asian	0.0022%	45,529

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: ASPM
Protein: p.Arg2853Trp
Coding: c.8557C>T
MANE Select: NM_018136
dbSNP: rs150424130
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:197100694 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.766 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)

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

Disease context

microcephaly 5, primary, autosomal recessive — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

ASPM p.Arg2853Gln Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
ASPM p.Arg2853Gly Uncertain significance ★ same residue
ASPM c.2419+2T>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ASPM c.2488-1G>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ASPM c.2936+5G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ASPM c.3082+1G>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ASPM c.9084+5G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ASPM p.Arg1019Ter 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/aspm-p-arg2853trp (accessed [today's date]).

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