Is LDLR p.Asp36= (c.108C>T) pathogenic?

LDLR p.Asp36= (c.108C>T) is classified Likely benign in LDLR (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 7 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-19). Very rare (popmax 0.00446%, eas); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with LDLR p.Asp36= (c.108C>T)?

LDLR p.Asp36= (c.108C>T) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, familial hypercholesterolemia, hypercholesterolemia, familial, 1 (ClinVar).

How common is LDLR p.Asp36= (c.108C>T) in the general population?

LDLR p.Asp36= (c.108C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00446%, eas) (gnomAD).

LDLR p.Asp36=

c.108C>T · rs373144619 · VCV440542

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 7 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00446%, eas)

Conditions

Cardiovascular phenotype

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 -13	GERP -4.8
Overall
CADD	0.691	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00446% East Asian · 2/44,892 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00275% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00244%

Overall 0.00297% 48/1,613,704 alleles · very rare exomes 41/1,461,556 · genomes 7/152,148 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00446%	22,446
European (non-Finnish)	0.00364%	27,441
African / African-American	0.00267%	37,459
South Asian	0.0011%	91,074

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.Asp36=
Coding: c.108C>T
MANE Select: NM_000527
dbSNP: rs373144619
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:11100263 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.091 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 75.81 · 36 PDB
Residue 36: a β-strand; the ldl-receptor class a 1 domain

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

Disease context

Cardiovascular phenotype — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: familial hypercholesterolemia hypercholesterolemia, familial, 1

Similar variants

LDLR p.Asp36Tyr Pathogenic ★ same residue
LDLR p.Asp36Glu Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
LDLR p.Asp36fs Pathogenic ★★ same residue
LDLR p.Asp36_Gly37del Likely 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
LDLR c.1705+2T>C 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-asp36 (accessed [today's date]).

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