Is ATL1 p.Asp437= (c.1311T>C) pathogenic?

ATL1 p.Asp437= (c.1311T>C) is classified Likely benign in ATL1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-04-24). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0384%, sas); Associated with hereditary spastic paraplegia 3A.

What condition is associated with ATL1 p.Asp437= (c.1311T>C)?

ATL1 p.Asp437= (c.1311T>C) is associated with hereditary spastic paraplegia 3A (ClinVar).

How common is ATL1 p.Asp437= (c.1311T>C) in the general population?

ATL1 p.Asp437= (c.1311T>C) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0384%, sas) (gnomAD).

How is Autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia type 3 inherited?

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

ATL1 p.Asp437=

c.1311T>C · rs571258298 · VCV2157562

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0384%, sas)

Conditions

hereditary spastic paraplegia 3A

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 -1.4	GERP 0.64, phastCons 0.001
Overall
CADD	5.599	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0384% South Asian · 35/91,078 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0283% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0249%

Overall 0.00291% 47/1,614,182 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0384%	2,602
Ashkenazi Jewishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00338%	29,608
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,506
European (non-Finnish)	0.000847%	118,003

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: ATL1
Protein: p.Asp437=
Coding: c.1311T>C
MANE Select: NM_015915
dbSNP: rs571258298
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr14:50628222 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.57 · pLI 0.36 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 86.49 · 14 PDB
Residue 437: an α-helix; the '3hb (three-helix bundle) domain' region

Full ATL1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

hereditary spastic paraplegia 3A — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia type 3 (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Adult, Childhood
Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (Portugal)

Similar variants

ATL1 p.Asp437Asn Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
ATL1 p.Arg217Gln Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ATL1 p.Arg239Cys Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ATL1 p.Arg239His Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ATL1 p.Arg403Pro Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ATL1 p.Arg415Trp Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
ATL1 p.Arg416Cys Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
ATL1 p.Arg495Trp 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/atl1-p-asp437 (accessed [today's date]).

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