Is BFSP1 p.Leu61= (c.183C>T) pathogenic?

BFSP1 p.Leu61= (c.183C>T) is classified Likely benign in BFSP1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-11-14). Rare (popmax 0.84%, eas); Associated with cataract 33.

What condition is associated with BFSP1 p.Leu61= (c.183C>T)?

BFSP1 p.Leu61= (c.183C>T) is associated with cataract 33 (ClinVar).

How common is BFSP1 p.Leu61= (c.183C>T) in the general population?

BFSP1 p.Leu61= (c.183C>T) is rare (popmax 0.84%, eas) (gnomAD).

BFSP1 p.Leu61=

c.183C>T · rs545346553 · VCV1610121

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.84%, eas)

Conditions

cataract 33

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 -0.97	GERP -4.8
Overall
CADD	6.153	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.84% East Asian · 264/31,420 alleles

Filtering AF 0.757% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.725%

Overall 0.0214% 282/1,315,158 alleles · rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.84%	119
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0245%	4,077
South Asian	0.00421%	23,748
European (non-Finnish)	0.000386%	258,805

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: BFSP1
Protein: p.Leu61=
Coding: c.183C>T
MANE Select: NM_001195
dbSNP: rs545346553
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr20:17531147 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.371 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 64.66
Residue 61: the if rod domain; the 'coil 1a' region

Full BFSP1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

cataract 33 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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BFSP1 p.Leu68Phe Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ 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/bfsp1-p-leu61 (accessed [today's date]).

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