Is CTSD p.Ser137= (c.411G>A) pathogenic?

CTSD p.Ser137= (c.411G>A) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in CTSD (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 4 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-19). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid); Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

What condition is associated with CTSD p.Ser137= (c.411G>A)?

CTSD p.Ser137= (c.411G>A) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases, neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (ClinVar).

How common is CTSD p.Ser137= (c.411G>A) in the general population?

CTSD p.Ser137= (c.411G>A) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid) (gnomAD).

CTSD p.Ser137=

c.411G>A · rs372999684 · VCV502294

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 4 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid)

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.009	strongly benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 1.5	GERP -2.8, phastCons 0.92
Overall
CADD	8.34	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 0.00774% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00719%

Overall 0.00731% 118/1,614,044 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0164%	6,084
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0096%	10,414
European (non-Finnish)	0.00915%	10,926
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00156%	64,040
African / African-American	0.00133%	74,940
South Asian	0.0011%	91,092

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.Ser137=
Coding: c.411G>A
MANE Select: NM_001909
dbSNP: rs372999684
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:1759029 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.886 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 85.69 · 9 PDB
Residue 137: a disulfide bond; a β-strand; the peptidase a1 domain

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

Disease context

Inborn genetic diseases — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

Similar variants

CTSD p.Ser137Leu Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
CTSD p.Ser137Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
CTSD c.228+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CTSD p.Glu82Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CTSD c.828-3C>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
CTSD p.Ala10Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CTSD p.Ala116Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CTSD p.Ala18Pro 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-ser137 (accessed [today's date]).

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