Is SLC19A3 p.Ala357= (c.1071C>T) pathogenic?

SLC19A3 p.Ala357= (c.1071C>T) is classified Likely benign in SLC19A3 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2026-01-28). Very rare (popmax 0.00333%, amr); Associated with biotin-responsive basal ganglia disease.

What condition is associated with SLC19A3 p.Ala357= (c.1071C>T)?

SLC19A3 p.Ala357= (c.1071C>T) is associated with biotin-responsive basal ganglia disease (ClinVar).

How common is SLC19A3 p.Ala357= (c.1071C>T) in the general population?

SLC19A3 p.Ala357= (c.1071C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00333%, amr) (gnomAD).

How is Thiamine-responsive encephalopathy inherited?

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

SLC19A3 p.Ala357=

c.1071C>T · rs957778131 · VCV1147867

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00333%, amr)

Conditions

biotin-responsive basal ganglia disease

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	all four deltas below 0.2 · G>T here scores Δ0.24 · evaluated, not missing
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -2.6	GERP -3.5
Overall
CADD	0.537	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00333% Admixed American · 2/59,980 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00215% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00191%

Overall 0.00266% 43/1,613,910 alleles · very rare exomes 42/1,461,868 · genomes 1/152,042 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.00333%	29,990
South Asian	0.00329%	30,361
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0032%	31,244
European (non-Finnish)	0.00297%	33,715
African / African-American	0.00134%	74,858

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: SLC19A3
Protein: p.Ala357=
Coding: c.1071C>T
MANE Select: NM_025243
dbSNP: rs957778131
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:227695990 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.968 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 81.96 · 19 PDB
Residue 357: an α-helix

Full SLC19A3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

biotin-responsive basal ganglia disease — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Thiamine-responsive encephalopathy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Adolescent

Similar variants

SLC19A3 p.Ala357Asp Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
SLC19A3 p.Ala357Gly Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
SLC19A3 p.Ala357Val Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
SLC19A3 c.1172+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SLC19A3 c.1172+2T>G Pathogenic ★★ same condition
SLC19A3 c.1173-1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SLC19A3 c.151-1G>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
SLC19A3 c.980-14A>G 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/slc19a3-p-ala357 (accessed [today's date]).

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