Is GAN p.Pro524= (c.1572T>A) pathogenic?

GAN p.Pro524= (c.1572T>A) is classified Likely benign in GAN (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-02-17). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with giant axonal neuropathy 1.

What condition is associated with GAN p.Pro524= (c.1572T>A)?

GAN p.Pro524= (c.1572T>A) is associated with giant axonal neuropathy 1 (ClinVar).

How common is GAN p.Pro524= (c.1572T>A) in the general population?

GAN p.Pro524= (c.1572T>A) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Giant axonal neuropathy inherited?

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

GAN p.Pro524=

c.1572T>A · VCV3641683

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

giant axonal neuropathy 1

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -0.43	GERP -4.4, phastCons 0.08
Overall
CADD	5.554	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: GAN
Protein: p.Pro524=
Coding: c.1572T>A
MANE Select: NM_022041
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:81377288 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.842 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 89.93 · 2 PDB

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

Disease context

giant axonal neuropathy 1 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Giant axonal neuropathy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Childhood, Infancy

Similar variants

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GAN c.1502+1G>T Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
GAN c.851+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
GAN p.Arg545His Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
GAN p.Gln103Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
GAN p.Glu486Lys Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
GAN c.1373+4C>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
GAN c.1612+4A>G 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/gan-p-pro524 (accessed [today's date]).

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