Is CRYBB3 p.His17= (c.51T>C) pathogenic?

CRYBB3 p.His17= (c.51T>C) is classified Likely benign in CRYBB3 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2021-09-23). Very rare (popmax 0.000678%, nfe); Associated with cataract 22 multiple types.

What condition is associated with CRYBB3 p.His17= (c.51T>C)?

CRYBB3 p.His17= (c.51T>C) is associated with cataract 22 multiple types (ClinVar).

How common is CRYBB3 p.His17= (c.51T>C) in the general population?

CRYBB3 p.His17= (c.51T>C) is very rare (popmax 0.000678%, nfe) (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.

CRYBB3 p.His17=

c.51T>C · rs1449380333 · VCV1533803

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000678%, nfe)

Conditions

cataract 22 multiple types

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 -12	GERP -2.7
Overall
CADD	0.331	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000678% European (non-Finnish) · 8/1,179,464 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000292% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000211%

Overall 0.000496% 8/1,612,966 alleles · very rare

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: CRYBB3
Protein: p.His17=
Coding: c.51T>C
MANE Select: NM_004076
dbSNP: rs1449380333
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr22:25201447 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.588 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 87.52 · 1 PDB
Residue 17: the 'n-terminal arm' region

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.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
CRYBB3 p.Arg75His 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-his17 (accessed [today's date]).

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