Is SORT1 p.Lys243Arg (c.728A>G) pathogenic?

SORT1 p.Lys243Arg (c.728A>G) is classified Uncertain significance in SORT1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-08-24). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.0698); Absent from gnomAD v4.1.

How common is SORT1 p.Lys243Arg (c.728A>G) in the general population?

SORT1 p.Lys243Arg (c.728A>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about SORT1 p.Lys243Arg (c.728A>G)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.0698) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

SORT1 p.Lys243Arg

c.728A>G · VCV4171983

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.0698 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.0698	likely benign
REVEL	0.07	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -7.67	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 2.8	GERP -0.16, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.76	unconstrained · MANE · 84 kb · p 1.9e-12 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	19.02	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean tolerated — a triage signal, not a reclassification

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: SORT1
Protein: p.Lys243Arg
Coding: c.728A>G
MANE Select: NM_002959
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:109350983 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.553 · pLI 0.83 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 83.27 · 17 PDB
Residue 243: the '10-bladed beta-propeller' region; the vps10p domain; a β-strand

Full SORT1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Similar variants

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SORT1 p.Ala340Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same type
SORT1 p.Arg288Lys Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same type
SORT1 p.Arg311His Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same type
SORT1 p.Arg326Ser Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same type
SORT1 p.Arg382Gln Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same type

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/sort1-p-lys243arg (accessed [today's date]).

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