Is GAN p.Val164= (c.492C>T) pathogenic?

GAN p.Val164= (c.492C>T) is classified Likely benign in GAN (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2023-12-12). Very rare (popmax 0.00356%, nfe); Associated with giant axonal neuropathy 1.

What condition is associated with GAN p.Val164= (c.492C>T)?

GAN p.Val164= (c.492C>T) is associated with giant axonal neuropathy 1 (ClinVar).

How common is GAN p.Val164= (c.492C>T) in the general population?

GAN p.Val164= (c.492C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00356%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is Giant axonal neuropathy inherited?

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

GAN p.Val164=

c.492C>T · rs553692036 · VCV390244

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00356%, nfe)

Conditions

giant axonal neuropathy 1

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 1.1	GERP 0.86, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	7.684	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00356% European (non-Finnish) · 42/1,179,702 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00267% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00236%

Overall 0.00266% 43/1,613,688 alleles · very rare exomes 42/1,461,522 · genomes 1/152,166 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
European (non-Finnish)grpmax	0.00356%	28,088
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,488

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: GAN
Protein: p.Val164=
Coding: c.492C>T
MANE Select: NM_022041
dbSNP: rs553692036
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:81354614 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.842 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 89.93 · 2 PDB
Residue 164: the back domain; an α-helix

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

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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/gan-p-val164 (accessed [today's date]).

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