Is CTSD p.Gly242= (c.726G>A) pathogenic?

CTSD p.Gly242= (c.726G>A) is classified Likely benign in CTSD (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2026-01-19). Very rare (popmax 0.00788%, nfe); Associated with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.

What condition is associated with CTSD p.Gly242= (c.726G>A)?

CTSD p.Gly242= (c.726G>A) is associated with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (ClinVar).

How common is CTSD p.Gly242= (c.726G>A) in the general population?

CTSD p.Gly242= (c.726G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00788%, nfe) (gnomAD).

CTSD p.Gly242=

c.726G>A · rs774246142 · VCV1090024

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00788%, nfe)

Conditions

neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation/SpliceAI carries the signal.
REVEL	0.175	moderately benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	Δ0.23	donor gain · deltas
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -4	GERP -3.7
Overall
CADD	11.82	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00788% European (non-Finnish) · 93/1,179,924 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00656% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00608%

Overall 0.00601% 97/1,613,804 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
European (non-Finnish)grpmax	0.00788%	12,687
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0048%	20,826
African / African-American	0.00134%	74,860

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: CTSD
Protein: p.Gly242=
Coding: c.726G>A
MANE Select: NM_001909
dbSNP: rs774246142
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:1755007 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.886 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 85.69 · 9 PDB
Residue 242: the peptidase a1 domain

Full CTSD 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

CTSD p.Gly242Val Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
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CTSD c.828-3C>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
CTSD p.Ala10Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CTSD p.Ala18Pro Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CTSD p.Ala18Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CTSD p.Ala239Val 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/ctsd-p-gly242 (accessed [today's date]).

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