Is SAMHD1 p.Asp31= (c.93C>T) pathogenic?

SAMHD1 p.Asp31= (c.93C>T) is classified Likely benign in SAMHD1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-04-30). Very rare (popmax 0.00891%, eas); Associated with Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome 5.

What condition is associated with SAMHD1 p.Asp31= (c.93C>T)?

SAMHD1 p.Asp31= (c.93C>T) is associated with Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome 5, Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is SAMHD1 p.Asp31= (c.93C>T) in the general population?

SAMHD1 p.Asp31= (c.93C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00891%, eas) (gnomAD).

How is Aicardi-Goutières syndrome inherited?

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

SAMHD1 p.Asp31=

c.93C>T · rs754519810 · VCV754039

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00891%, eas)

Conditions

Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome 5

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 0.2	GERP -2.9
Overall
CADD	3.793	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00891% East Asian · 4/44,888 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00298% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0018%

Overall 0.000342% 5/1,461,842 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00891%	11,222
European (non-Finnish)	8.47e-05%	1,180,020

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: SAMHD1
Protein: p.Asp31=
Coding: c.93C>T
MANE Select: NM_015474
dbSNP: rs754519810
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr20:36951551 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.889 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 88.45 · 76 PDB
Residue 31: the 'disordered' region

Full SAMHD1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome 5 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome

For Aicardi-Goutières syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive
Onset: Antenatal, Infancy, Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-5 / 10 000 (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/samhd1-p-asp31 (accessed [today's date]).

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