Is ASPM p.Ser2789fs (c.8365del) pathogenic?

ASPM p.Ser2789fs (c.8365del) is classified Likely pathogenic in ASPM (ClinVar, No assertion criteria, 1 submitter). Very rare (popmax 0.000763%, nfe); Associated with microcephaly 5, primary, autosomal recessive.

What condition is associated with ASPM p.Ser2789fs (c.8365del)?

ASPM p.Ser2789fs (c.8365del) is associated with microcephaly 5, primary, autosomal recessive (ClinVar).

How common is ASPM p.Ser2789fs (c.8365del) in the general population?

ASPM p.Ser2789fs (c.8365del) is very rare (popmax 0.000763%, nfe) (gnomAD).

ASPM p.Ser2789fs

c.8365del · rs1353421249 · VCV1184540

Likely pathogenic No assertion criteria

Classification

Likely pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

No assertion criteria ☆☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

Consequence

frameshift

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000763%, nfe)

Conditions

microcephaly 5, primary, autosomal recessive

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Consequence	frameshift	predicted loss-of-function
NMD	predicted	premature termination codon in exon 18 of 28
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · substitutions only
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -0.25	GERP 0.66

Predicted loss-of-function is descriptive, not an applied PVS1 code.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000763% European (non-Finnish) · 9/1,179,120 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000359% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00026%

Overall 0.000616% 9/1,460,782 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: ASPM
Protein: p.Ser2789fs
Coding: c.8365del
MANE Select: NM_018136
dbSNP: rs1353421249
Type: Deletion
Location: chr1:197100886 (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

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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-ser2789fs (accessed [today's date]).

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