Is COASY p.Ala477= (c.1431C>T) pathogenic?

COASY p.Ala477= (c.1431C>T) is classified Likely benign in COASY (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2023-01-28). Very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas); Associated with neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 6.

What condition is associated with COASY p.Ala477= (c.1431C>T)?

COASY p.Ala477= (c.1431C>T) is associated with neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 6 (ClinVar).

How common is COASY p.Ala477= (c.1431C>T) in the general population?

COASY p.Ala477= (c.1431C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas) (gnomAD).

How is COASY protein-associated neurodegeneration inherited?

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

COASY p.Ala477=

c.1431C>T · rs749293853 · VCV508259

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas)

Conditions

neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 6

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	all four deltas below 0.2 · C>A here scores Δ0.75 · evaluated, not missing
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -5.5	GERP -3.9
Overall
CADD	13.43	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00668% East Asian · 3/44,884 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00177% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000891%

Overall 0.00103% 15/1,461,882 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00668%	14,961
South Asian	0.00329%	30,362
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,502
African / African-American	0.00133%	75,012
European (non-Finnish)	0.000593%	168,576

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: COASY
Protein: p.Ala477=
Coding: c.1431C>T
MANE Select: NM_025233
dbSNP: rs749293853
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:42565514 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.791 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 89.51
Residue 477: the dpck domain; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in nbia6; reduced protein abundance)

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

Disease context

neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 6 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For COASY protein-associated neurodegeneration (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Childhood

Similar variants

COASY p.Ala477Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
COASY c.1486-3C>G Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
COASY p.Ala214Val Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
COASY p.Arg377Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
COASY p.Arg499Cys Pathogenic ★★ same condition
COASY p.Gln523Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
COASY p.Ala206Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
COASY p.Ala311Val 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/coasy-p-ala477 (accessed [today's date]).

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