Is BLM p.Asp156= (c.468T>C) pathogenic?

BLM p.Asp156= (c.468T>C) is classified Likely benign in BLM (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-10-01). Very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas); Associated with Bloom syndrome.

What condition is associated with BLM p.Asp156= (c.468T>C)?

BLM p.Asp156= (c.468T>C) is associated with Bloom syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is BLM p.Asp156= (c.468T>C) in the general population?

BLM p.Asp156= (c.468T>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas) (gnomAD).

How is Bloom syndrome inherited?

Typically Autosomal recessive (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

BLM p.Asp156=

c.468T>C · rs1244215027 · VCV2026054

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas)

Conditions

Bloom 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
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -0.67	GERP -5.3, phastCons 0.009
Overall
CADD	6.451	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00223% East Asian · 1/44,880 alleles

Overall 6.2e-05% 1/1,614,194 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,461,836 · genomes 0/152,358 · joint denominator

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.Asp156=
Coding: c.468T>C
MANE Select: NM_000057
dbSNP: rs1244215027
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr15:90749736 (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

Bloom syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Bloom syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Antenatal, Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Specific population)

Similar variants

BLM p.Asp156Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
BLM p.Asp156Ala Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
BLM p.Asp156Tyr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
BLM p.Asp156Val Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
BLM c.1087+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BLM c.1088-1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BLM c.1220+2T>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BLM c.1220+2T>G 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-asp156 (accessed [today's date]).

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