Is C3 p.Ala1094Asp (c.3281C>A) pathogenic?

C3 p.Ala1094Asp (c.3281C>A) is classified Likely pathogenic in C3 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-09-30). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.2116); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome.

What condition is associated with C3 p.Ala1094Asp (c.3281C>A)?

C3 p.Ala1094Asp (c.3281C>A) is associated with atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is C3 p.Ala1094Asp (c.3281C>A) in the general population?

C3 p.Ala1094Asp (c.3281C>A) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome inherited?

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

What do computational predictors say about C3 p.Ala1094Asp (c.3281C>A)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.2116) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

C3 p.Ala1094Asp

c.3281C>A · VCV4280193

Likely pathogenic Single submitter

Classification

Likely pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.2116 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

1/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.2116	likely benign ⚠ discordant with ClinVar
REVEL	0.723	pathogenic-leaning
SaProt	LLR -3.02	tolerated
⇒ REVEL calls this damaging; AlphaMissense and SaProt do not.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 4.8	GERP 0.7, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.74	unconstrained · MANE · 35 kb · p 3.5e-28 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	18.0	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

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: C3
Protein: p.Ala1094Asp
Coding: c.3281C>A
MANE Select: NM_000064
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:6693033 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.541 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 79.84 · 80 PDB
Residue 1094: an α-helix; a disulfide bond; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in ahus5; leads to impaired binding to the regulator cd46/mcp and resistance to cleavage by factor i)

Full C3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, Not applicable
Onset: All ages
Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (United States)

Similar variants

C3 p.Ala1094Val Likely pathogenic ★ ⚠ same residue
C3 p.Ala1094Ser Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
C3 p.Arg161Trp Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
C3 p.Arg592Gln Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
C3 p.Arg592Trp Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
C3 p.Ile1157Thr Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
C3 p.Trp1034Arg Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
C3 c.1269+4C>A Uncertain significance ★★ 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/c3-p-ala1094asp (accessed [today's date]).

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