Is CHKB p.Ala172= (c.516G>T) pathogenic?

CHKB p.Ala172= (c.516G>T) is classified Likely benign in CHKB (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-09-01). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with megaconial type congenital muscular dystrophy.

What condition is associated with CHKB p.Ala172= (c.516G>T)?

CHKB p.Ala172= (c.516G>T) is associated with megaconial type congenital muscular dystrophy (ClinVar).

How common is CHKB p.Ala172= (c.516G>T) in the general population?

CHKB p.Ala172= (c.516G>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Megaconial congenital muscular dystrophy inherited?

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

CHKB p.Ala172=

c.516G>T · rs200220080 · VCV761208

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

megaconial type congenital muscular dystrophy

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 0.38, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	10.88	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

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: CHKB
Protein: p.Ala172=
Coding: c.516G>T
MANE Select: NM_005198
dbSNP: rs200220080
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr22:50581485 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.015 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 86.54 · 3 PDB
Residue 172: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in mdcmc; loss of choline kinase activity; decreased amount of phosphatidylcholine in patients cells); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in mdcmc); an α-helix

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

Disease context

megaconial type congenital muscular dystrophy — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Megaconial congenital muscular dystrophy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

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CHKB p.Glu336Lys 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/chkb-p-ala172 (accessed [today's date]).

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