Is PSAP p.Ser29= (c.87G>A) pathogenic?

PSAP p.Ser29= (c.87G>A) is classified Likely benign in PSAP (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-05-27). Very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas); Associated with metachromatic leukodystrophy due to saposin B deficiency.

What condition is associated with PSAP p.Ser29= (c.87G>A)?

PSAP p.Ser29= (c.87G>A) is associated with metachromatic leukodystrophy due to saposin B deficiency (ClinVar).

How common is PSAP p.Ser29= (c.87G>A) in the general population?

PSAP p.Ser29= (c.87G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas) (gnomAD).

How is Metachromatic leukodystrophy inherited?

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

PSAP p.Ser29=

c.87G>A · rs764061004 · VCV1905414

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas)

Conditions

metachromatic leukodystrophy due to saposin B deficiency

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 -14	GERP -3.6
Overall
CADD	0.711	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0022% South Asian · 2/91,060 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000542% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000428%

Overall 0.000867% 14/1,613,898 alleles · very rare exomes 13/1,461,688 · genomes 1/152,210 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0022%	45,530
European (non-Finnish)	0.00102%	98,331

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: PSAP
Protein: p.Ser29=
Coding: c.87G>A
MANE Select: NM_002778
dbSNP: rs764061004
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr10:71834459 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.507 · pLI 0.95 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 73.90 · 21 PDB
Residue 29: the saposin a-type 1 domain

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

Disease context

metachromatic leukodystrophy due to saposin B deficiency — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Metachromatic leukodystrophy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Infancy
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Europe)

Similar variants

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PSAP c.375+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PSAP c.576+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PSAP c.577-1G>T Pathogenic ★★ same condition
PSAP c.721-1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PSAP p.Asn215His Pathogenic/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/psap-p-ser29 (accessed [today's date]).

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