rs776515117

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 2 ACMG points: 2P and 0B. PM2

The NM_001605.3(AARS1):​c.1334G>T​(p.Arg445Met) variant causes a missense change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000137 in 1,461,724 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. R445T) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000014 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

AARS1
NM_001605.3 missense

Scores

1
9
8

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:2

Conservation

PhyloP100: 3.67

Publications

0 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
AARS1 (HGNC:20): (alanyl-tRNA synthetase 1) The human alanyl-tRNA synthetase (AARS) belongs to a family of tRNA synthases, of the class II enzymes. Class II tRNA synthases evolved early in evolution and are highly conserved. This is reflected by the fact that 498 of the 968-residue polypeptide human AARS shares 41% identity witht the E.coli protein. tRNA synthases are the enzymes that interpret the RNA code and attach specific aminoacids to the tRNAs that contain the cognate trinucleotide anticodons. They consist of a catalytic domain which interacts with the amino acid acceptor-T psi C helix of the tRNA, and a second domain which interacts with the rest of the tRNA structure. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
AARS1 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2N
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: ClinGen, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Orphanet
  • undetermined early-onset epileptic encephalopathy
    Inheritance: AR, AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Illumina, Orphanet
  • developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 29
    Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P
  • trichothiodystrophy 8, nonphotosensitive
    Inheritance: AR, Unknown Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 2 ACMG points.

PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
AARS1NM_001605.3 linkc.1334G>T p.Arg445Met missense_variant Exon 10 of 21 ENST00000261772.13 NP_001596.2
AARS1XM_047433666.1 linkc.1334G>T p.Arg445Met missense_variant Exon 10 of 16 XP_047289622.1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
AARS1ENST00000261772.13 linkc.1334G>T p.Arg445Met missense_variant Exon 10 of 21 1 NM_001605.3 ENSP00000261772.8

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
Cov.:
32
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.00000795
AC:
2
AN:
251492
AF XY:
0.00
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.0000578
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00000137
AC:
2
AN:
1461724
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
AF XY:
0.00
AC XY:
0
AN XY:
727164
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
33476
American (AMR)
AF:
0.0000447
AC:
2
AN:
44716
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
26134
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
39690
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
86242
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
53408
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5764
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
1111910
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
60384
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.525
Heterozygous variant carriers
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0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
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GnomAD4 genome
Cov.:
32
ExAC
AF:
0.00000824
AC:
1

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance
Submissions summary: Uncertain:2
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Inborn genetic diseases Uncertain:1
Sep 11, 2025
Ambry Genetics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The c.1334G>T (p.R445M) alteration is located in exon 10 (coding exon 9) of the AARS gene. This alteration results from a G to T substitution at nucleotide position 1334, causing the arginine (R) at amino acid position 445 to be replaced by a methionine (M). Based on insufficient or conflicting evidence, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear.

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2 Uncertain:1
Oct 16, 2024
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change replaces arginine, which is basic and polar, with methionine, which is neutral and non-polar, at codon 445 of the AARS protein (p.Arg445Met). This variant is present in population databases (rs776515117, gnomAD 0.006%). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with AARS-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 568018). Invitae Evidence Modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) indicates that this missense variant is not expected to disrupt AARS protein function with a negative predictive value of 95%. In summary, the available evidence is currently insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease. Therefore, it has been classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance.

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Pathogenic
0.67
BayesDel_addAF
Benign
-0.10
T
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.21
CADD
Pathogenic
27
DANN
Benign
0.92
DEOGEN2
Uncertain
0.64
D
Eigen
Uncertain
0.36
Eigen_PC
Uncertain
0.47
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.95
D
LIST_S2
Uncertain
0.87
D
M_CAP
Benign
0.031
D
MetaRNN
Uncertain
0.64
D
MetaSVM
Benign
-0.68
T
MutationAssessor
Benign
-0.93
N
PhyloP100
3.7
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.61
T
PROVEAN
Uncertain
-3.6
D
REVEL
Uncertain
0.38
Sift
Benign
0.031
D
Sift4G
Benign
0.17
T
Vest4
0.56
ClinPred
0.69
D
GERP RS
5.8
RBP_binding_hub_radar
1.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
2.8
Varity_R
0.41
gMVP
0.51

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)
0.0
Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Publications

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs776515117; hg19: chr16-70299454; API