Is CDH13 p.Val159= (c.477T>G) pathogenic?

CDH13 p.Val159= (c.477T>G) is classified Likely benign in CDH13 (ClinVar, No assertion criteria, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2019-04-04). Very rare (popmax 0.00889%, sas); Associated with CDH13-related disorder.

What condition is associated with CDH13 p.Val159= (c.477T>G)?

CDH13 p.Val159= (c.477T>G) is associated with CDH13-related disorder (ClinVar).

How common is CDH13 p.Val159= (c.477T>G) in the general population?

CDH13 p.Val159= (c.477T>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00889%, sas) (gnomAD).

CDH13 p.Val159=

c.477T>G · rs537777339 · VCV3057329

Likely benign No assertion criteria

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

No assertion criteria ☆☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00889%, sas)

Conditions

CDH13-related disorder

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 -0.37	GERP -2.7, phastCons 0.25
Overall
CADD	7.022	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00889% South Asian · 8/90,008 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00441% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00315%

Overall 0.000509% 8/1,570,880 alleles · very rare exomes 6/1,418,574 · genomes 2/152,306 · 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: CDH13
Protein: p.Val159=
Coding: c.477T>G
MANE Select: NM_001257
dbSNP: rs537777339
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:83125495 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.456 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 85.19 · 1 PDB
Residue 159: a β-strand; the cadherin 1 domain

Full CDH13 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

CDH13-related disorder

Similar variants

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CDH13 c.45+12327A>G Benign same condition
CDH13 c.45+8A>G Likely benign same condition
CDH13 c.781+4T>A Likely benign same condition
CDH13 p.Asn420= Likely benign same condition
CDH13 p.Asp577= Likely benign same condition

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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/cdh13-p-val159 (accessed [today's date]).

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