Is PHKA2 p.Arg544= (c.1632G>A) pathogenic?

PHKA2 p.Arg544= (c.1632G>A) is classified Likely benign in PHKA2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2023-06-21). Very rare (popmax 0.0052%, afr); Associated with glycogen storage disease IXa1.

What condition is associated with PHKA2 p.Arg544= (c.1632G>A)?

PHKA2 p.Arg544= (c.1632G>A) is associated with glycogen storage disease IXa1 (ClinVar).

How common is PHKA2 p.Arg544= (c.1632G>A) in the general population?

PHKA2 p.Arg544= (c.1632G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.0052%, afr) (gnomAD).

PHKA2 p.Arg544=

Q: How is Glycogen storage disease due to liver phosphorylase kinase deficiency inherited?

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

c.1632G>A · rs201710031 · VCV1335754

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.0052%, afr)

Conditions

glycogen storage disease IXa1

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 0.61	GERP -1.5, phastCons 0.85
Overall
CADD	9.748	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0052% African / African-American · 3/57,696 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00138% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000683%

Overall 0.000456% 5/1,096,278 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.0052%	19,232
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00421%	23,776

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: PHKA2
Protein: p.Arg544=
Coding: c.1632G>A
MANE Select: NM_000292
dbSNP: rs201710031
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:18924463 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 81.36

Full PHKA2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

glycogen storage disease IXa1 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Glycogen storage disease due to liver phosphorylase kinase deficiency (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive
Onset: Childhood
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Europe)

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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/phka2-p-arg544 (accessed [today's date]).

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