Is CERS3 p.Val41Met (c.121G>A) pathogenic?

CERS3 p.Val41Met (c.121G>A) is classified Likely benign in CERS3 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-01-17). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.0653); Ultra-rare (popmax 0.033%, mid); Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

What condition is associated with CERS3 p.Val41Met (c.121G>A)?

CERS3 p.Val41Met (c.121G>A) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases (ClinVar).

How common is CERS3 p.Val41Met (c.121G>A) in the general population?

CERS3 p.Val41Met (c.121G>A) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.033%, mid) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about CERS3 p.Val41Met (c.121G>A)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.0653) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

CERS3 p.Val41Met

c.121G>A · rs200391197 · VCV3143158

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.0653 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.033%, mid)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.0653	likely benign
REVEL	0.137	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -5.77	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 0.31	GERP -3.4, phastCons 0.08
Regional constraint	o/e 1.02	unconstrained · MANE · 99 kb · p 0.65 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	13.06	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

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

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.033% Middle Eastern · 2/6,060 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00582% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00276%

Overall 0.00149% 24/1,613,940 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.033%	3,030
East Asian	0.0111%	8,975
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0032%	31,248
Admixed American	0.00167%	60,016
African / African-American	0.00133%	75,052
South Asian	0.0011%	91,078
European (non-Finnish)	0.00102%	98,319

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: CERS3
Protein: p.Val41Met
Coding: c.121G>A
MANE Select: NM_001378789
dbSNP: rs200391197
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr15:100501729 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.14 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 87.52

Full CERS3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Inborn genetic diseases — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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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/cers3-p-val41met (accessed [today's date]).

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