Is CD79B p.Leu167= (c.501G>A) pathogenic?

CD79B p.Leu167= (c.501G>A) is classified Likely benign in CD79B (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-02-19). Very rare (popmax 0.00267%, afr); Associated with agammaglobulinemia 6, autosomal recessive.

What condition is associated with CD79B p.Leu167= (c.501G>A)?

CD79B p.Leu167= (c.501G>A) is associated with agammaglobulinemia 6, autosomal recessive (ClinVar).

How common is CD79B p.Leu167= (c.501G>A) in the general population?

CD79B p.Leu167= (c.501G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00267%, afr) (gnomAD).

CD79B p.Leu167=

c.501G>A · rs2144756807 · VCV1941107

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00267%, afr)

Conditions

agammaglobulinemia 6, autosomal recessive

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 -0.1	GERP -2.7, phastCons 0.4
Overall
CADD	7.951	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00267% African / African-American · 2/75,036 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000442% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000166%

Overall 0.000205% 3/1,460,926 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00267%	37,518
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,490

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: CD79B
Protein: p.Leu167=
Coding: c.501G>A
MANE Select: NM_000626
dbSNP: rs2144756807
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:63929818 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.421 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 76.02 · 6 PDB
Residue 167: an α-helix

Full CD79B gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

agammaglobulinemia 6, autosomal recessive — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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CD79B p.Leu91Pro Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CD79B p.Met96Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CD79B p.Thr212Met Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CD79B p.Val175Met Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
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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/cd79b-p-leu167 (accessed [today's date]).

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