Is CHAT p.Ala583= (c.1749C>T) pathogenic?

CHAT p.Ala583= (c.1749C>T) is classified Likely benign in CHAT (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2026-07-01). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid); Associated with congenital myasthenic syndrome 6.

What condition is associated with CHAT p.Ala583= (c.1749C>T)?

CHAT p.Ala583= (c.1749C>T) is associated with congenital myasthenic syndrome 6 (ClinVar).

How common is CHAT p.Ala583= (c.1749C>T) in the general population?

CHAT p.Ala583= (c.1749C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid) (gnomAD).

CHAT p.Ala583=

c.1749C>T · rs201580702 · VCV1989160

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid)

Conditions

congenital myasthenic syndrome 6

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 -1.3	GERP 2.2
Overall
CADD	11.81	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0164% Middle Eastern · 1/6,084 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000553% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00026%

Overall 0.000744% 12/1,613,946 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0164%	6,084
Admixed American	0.00333%	30,002
European (non-Finnish)	0.000763%	131,116

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: CHAT
Protein: p.Ala583=
Coding: c.1749C>T
MANE Select: NM_020549
dbSNP: rs201580702
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr10:49655209 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.973 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 84.73 · 8 PDB
Residue 583: an α-helix

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

Disease context

congenital myasthenic syndrome 6 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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CHAT c.698+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CHAT c.698+2T>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CHAT p.Ala557Thr Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CHAT p.Arg151Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CHAT p.Arg207Gly Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CHAT p.Arg207His 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/chat-p-ala583 (accessed [today's date]).

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