Is GABRD p.Ala67= (c.201C>G) pathogenic?

GABRD p.Ala67= (c.201C>G) is classified Likely benign in GABRD (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-10-15). Very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr); Associated with idiopathic generalized epilepsy.

What condition is associated with GABRD p.Ala67= (c.201C>G)?

GABRD p.Ala67= (c.201C>G) is associated with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (ClinVar).

How common is GABRD p.Ala67= (c.201C>G) in the general population?

GABRD p.Ala67= (c.201C>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr) (gnomAD).

GABRD p.Ala67=

c.201C>G · rs1468526301 · VCV2415652

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr)

Conditions

idiopathic generalized epilepsy

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 -10
Overall
CADD	0.137	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00133% African / African-American · 1/74,952 alleles

Filtering AF 2.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.1e-05%

Overall 0.000186% 3/1,613,056 alleles · very rare exomes 2/1,460,796 · genomes 1/152,260 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00133%	74,952
European (non-Finnish)	0.000169%	590,002

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: GABRD
Protein: p.Ala67=
Coding: c.201C>G
MANE Select: NM_000815
dbSNP: rs1468526301
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:2025353 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.786 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 79.82 · 10 PDB
Residue 67: a β-strand

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

Disease context

idiopathic generalized epilepsy — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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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/gabrd-p-ala67 (accessed [today's date]).

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