Is HTT p.Ala2896= (c.8688A>G) pathogenic?

HTT p.Ala2896= (c.8688A>G) is classified Likely benign in HTT (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2021-02-16). Very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe).

How common is HTT p.Ala2896= (c.8688A>G) in the general population?

HTT p.Ala2896= (c.8688A>G) is very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe) (gnomAD).

HTT p.Ala2896=

c.8688A>G · rs770543485 · VCV1537132

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe)

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 -7.4	GERP -3.9
Overall
CADD	0.22	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 8.47e-05% European (non-Finnish) · 1/1,180,032 alleles

Overall 6.84e-05% 1/1,461,310 alleles · very rare

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: HTT
Protein: p.Ala2896=
Coding: c.8688A>G
MANE Select: NM_001388492
dbSNP: rs770543485
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr4:3235681 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 85.38 · 30 PDB

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

Similar variants

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HTT p.Arg1654Trp Uncertain significance ★★ same type
HTT p.Arg1945Trp Uncertain significance ★★ same type
HTT p.Asp1157Gly Uncertain significance ★★ same type
HTT p.Asp920Asn Uncertain significance ★★ same type
HTT p.Glu449Ala Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type

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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/htt-p-ala2896 (accessed [today's date]).

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