Is CRYBA4 p.Val36= (c.108G>A) pathogenic?

CRYBA4 p.Val36= (c.108G>A) is classified Likely benign in CRYBA4 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2026-01-14). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0493%, mid); Associated with cataract 23.

What condition is associated with CRYBA4 p.Val36= (c.108G>A)?

CRYBA4 p.Val36= (c.108G>A) is associated with cataract 23 (ClinVar).

How common is CRYBA4 p.Val36= (c.108G>A) in the general population?

CRYBA4 p.Val36= (c.108G>A) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0493%, mid) (gnomAD).

How is Early onset non-syndromic cataract inherited?

Typically Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

CRYBA4 p.Val36=

c.108G>A · rs201161420 · VCV1994922

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0493%, mid)

Conditions

cataract 23

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 0.68	GERP -2.4, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	5.933	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0493% Middle Eastern · 3/6,080 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0134% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00716%

Overall 0.00409% 66/1,613,976 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0493%	2,027
Ashkenazi Jewishnot grpmax-eligible	0.0439%	2,277
Admixed American	0.0133%	7,501
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0096%	10,415
South Asian	0.00329%	30,364
European (non-Finnish)	0.00271%	36,876
African / African-American	0.00133%	74,926

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: CRYBA4
Protein: p.Val36=
Coding: c.108G>A
MANE Select: NM_001886
dbSNP: rs201161420
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr22:26623302 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.238 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 91.64 · 1 PDB
Residue 36: an α-helix; the beta/gamma crystallin 'greek key' 1 domain; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in)

Full CRYBA4 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

cataract 23 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Early onset non-syndromic cataract (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

Similar variants

CRYBA4 p.Val36Met Benign ★★ same residue
CRYBA4 p.Phe22Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CRYBA4 p.Phe57Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CRYBA4 c.159-20A>G Benign ★★ same condition
CRYBA4 c.300+3A>G Benign ★★ same condition
CRYBA4 c.40-1G>C Benign/Likely benign ★★ same condition
CRYBA4 c.444-18G>A Benign ★★ same condition
CRYBA4 p.Arg103Cys Benign/Likely benign ★★ 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/cryba4-p-val36 (accessed [today's date]).

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