Is AMBN p.Gly38= (c.114T>C) pathogenic?

AMBN p.Gly38= (c.114T>C) is classified Likely benign in AMBN (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2018-03-29). Very rare (popmax 0.00119%, nfe).

How common is AMBN p.Gly38= (c.114T>C) in the general population?

AMBN p.Gly38= (c.114T>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00119%, nfe) (gnomAD).

AMBN p.Gly38=

c.114T>C · rs1052039914 · VCV737428

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00119%, nfe)

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 0.089	GERP -1.9, phastCons 0.89
Overall
CADD	12.33	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00119% European (non-Finnish) · 14/1,179,692 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000689% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000539%

Overall 0.000868% 14/1,613,494 alleles · very rare

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: AMBN
Protein: p.Gly38=
Coding: c.114T>C
MANE Select: NM_016519
dbSNP: rs1052039914
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr4:70597028 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.345 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 44.05

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

Similar variants

AMBN p.Ser70Ter Uncertain significance ★★ same type
AMBN p.Gly268Arg Likely benign ★★ same type
AMBN p.His294Gln Benign/Likely benign ★★ same type
AMBN p.Leu354Pro Benign ★★ same type
AMBN p.Val378Ile Benign ★★ same type
AMBN c.295-2A>C Likely pathogenic ★ same type
AMBN c.15+1G>A Uncertain significance ★ same type
AMBN c.571-1G>C Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ same type

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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/ambn-p-gly38 (accessed [today's date]).

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