Is BAP1 p.Leu97= (c.291G>C) pathogenic?

BAP1 p.Leu97= (c.291G>C) is classified Likely benign in BAP1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2021-10-09). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with BAP1 p.Leu97= (c.291G>C)?

BAP1 p.Leu97= (c.291G>C) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is BAP1 p.Leu97= (c.291G>C) in the general population?

BAP1 p.Leu97= (c.291G>C) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

BAP1 p.Leu97=

c.291G>C · rs2153228128 · VCV1797693

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

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
Pangolin	Δ0.32	gain · loss 0.14 · not in the SpliceAI release · independent
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 2.7	GERP 1.8, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	21.2	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

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: BAP1
Protein: p.Leu97=
Coding: c.291G>C
MANE Select: NM_004656
dbSNP: rs2153228128
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr3:52408042 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.324 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 63.87 · 4 PDB
Residue 97: the uch catalytic domain; an α-helix

Full BAP1 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

Similar variants

BAP1 p.Leu97Pro Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
BAP1 c.1117-1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BAP1 c.122+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
BAP1 c.122+1G>T Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BAP1 c.1251-1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BAP1 c.1251-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BAP1 c.1729+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
BAP1 c.1730-2A>G Pathogenic/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/bap1-p-leu97 (accessed [today's date]).

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