Is BLM p.Arg61Thr (c.182G>C) pathogenic?

BLM p.Arg61Thr (c.182G>C) is classified Uncertain significance in BLM (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-06-21). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.0829); Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid); Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with BLM p.Arg61Thr (c.182G>C)?

BLM p.Arg61Thr (c.182G>C) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, Bloom syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is BLM p.Arg61Thr (c.182G>C) in the general population?

BLM p.Arg61Thr (c.182G>C) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about BLM p.Arg61Thr (c.182G>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.0829) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

BLM p.Arg61Thr

c.182G>C · rs1060500644 · VCV1512199

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.0829 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.0829	likely benign
REVEL	0.017	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -5.54	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 2.1	GERP -0.31, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.96	unconstrained · MANE · 16 kb · p 0.23 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	13.71	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean tolerated — a triage signal, not a reclassification

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0165% Middle Eastern · 1/6,058 alleles

Filtering AF 2.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.1e-05%

Overall 0.000206% 3/1,459,670 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0165%	6,058
European (non-Finnish)	0.00017%	589,022

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: BLM
Protein: p.Arg61Thr
Coding: c.182G>C
MANE Select: NM_000057
dbSNP: rs1060500644
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr15:90749450 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.847 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 61.10 · 16 PDB

Full BLM 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

Also linked: Bloom syndrome

Similar variants

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BLM c.1220+2T>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BLM c.1220+2T>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BLM c.1882+2T>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BLM c.2074+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BLM c.2075-1G>A 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/blm-p-arg61thr (accessed [today's date]).

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