Is CRYBB3 p.Gly156Arg (c.466G>C) pathogenic?

CRYBB3 p.Gly156Arg (c.466G>C) is classified Likely pathogenic in CRYBB3 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-01-17). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.9787); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with cataract 22 multiple types.

What condition is associated with CRYBB3 p.Gly156Arg (c.466G>C)?

CRYBB3 p.Gly156Arg (c.466G>C) is associated with cataract 22 multiple types (ClinVar).

How common is CRYBB3 p.Gly156Arg (c.466G>C) in the general population?

CRYBB3 p.Gly156Arg (c.466G>C) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (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.

What do computational predictors say about CRYBB3 p.Gly156Arg (c.466G>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.9787) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

CRYBB3 p.Gly156Arg

c.466G>C · VCV3901180

Likely pathogenic Single submitter

Classification

Likely pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.9787 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

3/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

cataract 22 multiple types

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.9787	likely pathogenic ✓ concordant with ClinVar · top 3% in CRYBB3
REVEL	0.958	strongly pathogenic-leaning
SaProt	LLR -14.15	damaging
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this damaging.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 9.6	GERP 1.7, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.00	unconstrained · MANE · 5,812 bp · p 0.93 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	27.2	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

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: CRYBB3
Protein: p.Gly156Arg
Coding: c.466G>C
MANE Select: NM_004076
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr22:25205358 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.588 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 87.52 · 1 PDB
Residue 156: a β-strand; the beta/gamma crystallin 'greek key' 4 domain

Full CRYBB3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

cataract 22 multiple types — 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

CRYBB3 p.Gly156Glu Pathogenic ★ same residue
CRYBB3 p.Arg127Cys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CRYBB3 p.Arg127His Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CRYBB3 p.Arg152Cys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CRYBB3 p.Arg169Cys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CRYBB3 p.Arg179His Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CRYBB3 p.Arg207His Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CRYBB3 p.Arg75Cys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ 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/crybb3-p-gly156arg (accessed [today's date]).

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