Is TP53 p.Asp48= (c.144C>T) pathogenic?

TP53 p.Asp48= (c.144C>T) is classified Benign/Likely benign in TP53 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 11 submitters; last evaluated 2026-05-15). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid); Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with TP53 p.Asp48= (c.144C>T)?

TP53 p.Asp48= (c.144C>T) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, hereditary breast carcinoma, Li-Fraumeni syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is TP53 p.Asp48= (c.144C>T) in the general population?

TP53 p.Asp48= (c.144C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid) (gnomAD).

TP53 p.Asp48=

c.144C>T · rs587781460 · VCV233189

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 11 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid)

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

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 -3.5	GERP -2.7
Overall
CADD	1.734	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0164% Middle Eastern · 1/6,080 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000183% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00012%

Overall 0.000434% 7/1,613,976 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0164%	6,080
European (non-Finnish)	0.000508%	196,674

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: TP53
Protein: p.Asp48=
Coding: c.144C>T
MANE Select: NM_000546
dbSNP: rs587781460
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:7676225 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.449 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 75.83 · 321 PDB
Residue 48: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation); an α-helix; the 'interaction with ccar2' region; the 'interaction with hrmt1l2' region

Full TP53 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

hereditary neoplastic syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: hereditary breast carcinoma Li-Fraumeni syndrome

Similar variants

TP53 p.Asp48Glu Likely benign ★★★ same residue
TP53 p.Asp48Gly Likely benign ★★★ same residue
TP53 p.Asp48fs Pathogenic ★★ same residue
TP53 c.375+5G>A Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
TP53 c.919+1G>A Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
TP53 c.97-1G>A Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
TP53 p.Ala138Pro Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
TP53 p.Ala138Val 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/tp53-p-asp48 (accessed [today's date]).

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