Is B2M p.Glu56= (c.168A>G) pathogenic?

B2M p.Glu56= (c.168A>G) is classified Likely benign in B2M (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-02-29). Very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr); Associated with hypoproteinemia, hypercatabolic.

What condition is associated with B2M p.Glu56= (c.168A>G)?

B2M p.Glu56= (c.168A>G) is associated with hypoproteinemia, hypercatabolic (ClinVar).

How common is B2M p.Glu56= (c.168A>G) in the general population?

B2M p.Glu56= (c.168A>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr) (gnomAD).

B2M p.Glu56=

c.168A>G · rs1347307081 · VCV1087135

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr)

Conditions

hypoproteinemia, hypercatabolic

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 -5.1	GERP -3.7
Overall
CADD	0.256	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00167% Admixed American · 1/60,000 alleles

Overall 0.000657% 1/152,194 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: B2M
Protein: p.Glu56=
Coding: c.168A>G
MANE Select: NM_004048
dbSNP: rs1347307081
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr15:44715523 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.501 · pLI 0.97 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 94.43 · 1396 PDB
Residue 56: a disulfide bond; a β-strand; the ig-like c1-type domain

Full B2M gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

hypoproteinemia, hypercatabolic — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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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/b2m-p-glu56 (accessed [today's date]).

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