Is SGCA p.Ala160= (c.480C>G) pathogenic?

SGCA p.Ala160= (c.480C>G) is classified Likely benign in SGCA (ClinVar, Single submitter, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2021-02-24). Very rare (popmax 0.00229%, eas); Associated with autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D.

What condition is associated with SGCA p.Ala160= (c.480C>G)?

SGCA p.Ala160= (c.480C>G) is associated with autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D (ClinVar).

How common is SGCA p.Ala160= (c.480C>G) in the general population?

SGCA p.Ala160= (c.480C>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00229%, eas) (gnomAD).

SGCA p.Ala160=

Q: How is Alpha-sarcoglycan-related limb-girdle muscular dystrophy R3 inherited?

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

c.480C>G · rs2144496738 · VCV1146503

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00229%, eas)

Conditions

autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.22	GERP -0.85, phastCons 0.006
Overall
CADD	8.652	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00229% East Asian · 1/43,664 alleles

Overall 6.31e-05% 1/1,583,696 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,431,432 · genomes 0/152,264 · joint denominator

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: SGCA
Protein: p.Ala160=
Coding: c.480C>G
MANE Select: NM_000023
dbSNP: rs2144496738
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:50168468 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.273 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 80.15

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

Disease context

autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Alpha-sarcoglycan-related limb-girdle muscular dystrophy R3 (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Adolescent, Childhood
Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000 (United Kingdom)

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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/sgca-p-ala160 (accessed [today's date]).

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