Is SETX p.Ala12= (c.36T>C) pathogenic?

SETX p.Ala12= (c.36T>C) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in SETX (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2022-08-10). Very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr); Associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 4.

What condition is associated with SETX p.Ala12= (c.36T>C)?

SETX p.Ala12= (c.36T>C) is associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 4, spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive, with axonal neuropathy 2 (ClinVar).

How common is SETX p.Ala12= (c.36T>C) in the general population?

SETX p.Ala12= (c.36T>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 4 inherited?

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

SETX p.Ala12=

c.36T>C · rs1198947358 · VCV914178

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr)

Conditions

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 4

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 0.34	GERP -0.85
Overall
CADD	6.433	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00133% African / African-American · 1/74,932 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000615% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000474%

Overall 0.000867% 14/1,614,084 alleles · very rare exomes 12/1,461,888 · genomes 2/152,196 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00133%	74,932
European (non-Finnish)	0.0011%	90,773

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: SETX
Protein: p.Ala12=
Coding: c.36T>C
MANE Select: NM_015046
dbSNP: rs1198947358
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:132349393 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.442 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 52.93

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

Disease context

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 4 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive, with axonal neuropathy 2

For Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 4 (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Adolescent, Childhood

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SETX p.Arg1778Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
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SETX p.Arg778Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition

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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/setx-p-ala12 (accessed [today's date]).

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