Is CLN3 p.Ser161= (c.483A>G) pathogenic?

CLN3 p.Ser161= (c.483A>G) is classified Likely benign in CLN3 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-11-24). Very rare (popmax 0.00111%, sas); Associated with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.

What condition is associated with CLN3 p.Ser161= (c.483A>G)?

CLN3 p.Ser161= (c.483A>G) is associated with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (ClinVar).

How common is CLN3 p.Ser161= (c.483A>G) in the general population?

CLN3 p.Ser161= (c.483A>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00111%, sas) (gnomAD).

CLN3 p.Ser161=

c.483A>G · rs778321651 · VCV2698242

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00111%, sas)

Conditions

neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

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 -5.7	GERP -3.3
Overall
CADD	2.094	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00111% South Asian · 1/90,324 alleles

Overall 0.000137% 2/1,458,138 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.00111%	90,324
European (non-Finnish)	8.49e-05%	1,178,255

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: CLN3
Protein: p.Ser161=
Coding: c.483A>G
MANE Select: NM_001042432
dbSNP: rs778321651
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:28486628 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.022 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 81.81

Full CLN3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

CLN3 p.Ser161Leu Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same residue
CLN3 p.Ser161fs Pathogenic ★ same residue
CLN3 p.Ser161Ter Likely pathogenic same residue
CLN3 c.1056+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CLN3 c.1056+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CLN3 c.1056+3A>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CLN3 c.1197+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CLN3 c.1198-1G>T 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/cln3-p-ser161 (accessed [today's date]).

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