Is ASPNAT p.Phe235= (c.705C>T) pathogenic?

ASPNAT p.Phe235= (c.705C>T) is classified Likely benign in ASPNAT (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-03-12). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid).

How common is ASPNAT p.Phe235= (c.705C>T) in the general population?

ASPNAT p.Phe235= (c.705C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid) (gnomAD).

ASPNAT p.Phe235=

c.705C>T · rs752594380 · VCV3233499

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid)

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 -2.1	GERP -4.7
Overall
CADD	11.27	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0165% Middle Eastern · 1/6,052 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00622% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00467%

Overall 0.00223% 36/1,612,158 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 23/1,459,802 · genomes 13/152,356 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0165%	6,052
African / African-American	0.012%	8,340
Admixed American	0.00333%	29,994
South Asian	0.00329%	30,354
European (non-Finnish)	0.00178%	56,185

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: ASPNAT
Protein: p.Phe235=
Coding: c.705C>T
MANE Select: NM_178557
dbSNP: rs752594380
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr4:2063923 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 81.36
Residue 235: the n-acetyltransferase domain

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

Similar variants

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ASPNAT p.Gly263= Likely benign ★★ same type
ASPNAT p.Pro56= Likely benign ★★ same type
ASPNAT p.Ala125Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same type
ASPNAT p.Ala225Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same type
ASPNAT p.Ala22Val Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same type
ASPNAT p.Ala255Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same type

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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/aspnat-p-phe235 (accessed [today's date]).

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