Is LDLR p.Ala480= (c.1440T>G) pathogenic?

LDLR p.Ala480= (c.1440T>G) is classified Likely benign in LDLR (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2024-02-28). Very rare (popmax 6.2e-05%); Associated with familial hypercholesterolemia.

What condition is associated with LDLR p.Ala480= (c.1440T>G)?

LDLR p.Ala480= (c.1440T>G) is associated with familial hypercholesterolemia, hypercholesterolemia, familial, 1 (ClinVar).

How common is LDLR p.Ala480= (c.1440T>G) in the general population?

LDLR p.Ala480= (c.1440T>G) is very rare (popmax 6.2e-05%) (gnomAD).

LDLR p.Ala480=

c.1440T>G · rs2147248763 · VCV1105247

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 6.2e-05%)

Conditions

familial hypercholesterolemia

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 -20	GERP -5.1
Overall
CADD	0.351	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 6.2e-05%

Overall 6.2e-05% 1/1,614,072 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,461,768 · genomes 0/152,304 · joint denominator

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: LDLR
Protein: p.Ala480=
Coding: c.1440T>G
MANE Select: NM_000527
dbSNP: rs2147248763
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:11113616 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.091 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 75.81 · 36 PDB
Residue 480: a β-strand

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

Disease context

familial hypercholesterolemia — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: hypercholesterolemia, familial, 1

Similar variants

LDLR p.Ala480Thr Likely pathogenic ★★ same residue
LDLR p.Ala480Val Pathogenic ★★ same residue
LDLR p.Ala480Pro Likely pathogenic ★ same residue
LDLR p.Ala480Ser Likely pathogenic ★ ⚠ same residue
LDLR p.Ala480fs Pathogenic ★ same residue
LDLR c.1186+5G>A Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
LDLR c.1359-1G>A Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
LDLR c.1359-5C>G Likely pathogenic ★★★ 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/ldlr-p-ala480 (accessed [today's date]).

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