Is CFB p.Ala156= (c.468G>A) pathogenic?

CFB p.Ala156= (c.468G>A) is classified Likely benign in CFB (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-01-27). Very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr).

How common is CFB p.Ala156= (c.468G>A) in the general population?

CFB p.Ala156= (c.468G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr) (gnomAD).

CFB p.Ala156=

c.468G>A · rs1318682750 · VCV1566972

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr)

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 -4.6	GERP -3.4
Overall
CADD	8.89	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00167% Admixed American · 1/59,960 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000359% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00026%

Overall 0.00062% 10/1,612,278 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.00167%	59,960
European (non-Finnish)	0.000763%	131,082

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: CFB
Protein: p.Ala156=
Coding: c.468G>A
MANE Select: NM_001710
dbSNP: rs1318682750
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr6:31947176 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.719 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 86.54 · 28 PDB
Residue 156: a disulfide bond; the sushi 2 domain; an α-helix

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

Similar variants

CFB p.Ala156Val Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
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CFB c.-3G>A Uncertain significance ★★ same type
CFB p.Ala162Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
CFB p.Ala289Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
CFB p.Ala567Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
CFB p.Arg117Trp Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
CFB p.Arg138Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type

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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/cfb-p-ala156 (accessed [today's date]).

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