Is BLM p.Gly1220= (c.3660A>G) pathogenic?

BLM p.Gly1220= (c.3660A>G) is classified Likely benign in BLM (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2025-07-31). Very rare (popmax 0.00549%, sas); Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with BLM p.Gly1220= (c.3660A>G)?

BLM p.Gly1220= (c.3660A>G) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, Bloom syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is BLM p.Gly1220= (c.3660A>G) in the general population?

BLM p.Gly1220= (c.3660A>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00549%, sas) (gnomAD).

BLM p.Gly1220=

c.3660A>G · rs779564538 · VCV1081098

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00549%, sas)

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
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 2.2	GERP 0.42, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	8.471	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00549% South Asian · 5/91,076 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0021% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00136%

Overall 0.000434% 7/1,614,130 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.00549%	18,215
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0032%	31,254

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.Gly1220=
Coding: c.3660A>G
MANE Select: NM_000057
dbSNP: rs779564538
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr15:90804268 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.847 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 61.10 · 16 PDB
Residue 1220: an α-helix; the hrdc domain

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

BLM p.Gly1220Arg Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
BLM p.Gly1220Glu Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
BLM p.Gly1220Ala 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
BLM c.1882+2T>C 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-gly1220 (accessed [today's date]).

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