Is CTSB p.Val13Ala (c.38T>C) pathogenic?

CTSB p.Val13Ala (c.38T>C) is classified Uncertain significance in CTSB (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-02-08). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.0739); Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0134%, afr).

How common is CTSB p.Val13Ala (c.38T>C) in the general population?

CTSB p.Val13Ala (c.38T>C) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0134%, afr) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about CTSB p.Val13Ala (c.38T>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.0739) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

CTSB p.Val13Ala

c.38T>C · rs200211618 · VCV1372354

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.0739 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0134%, afr)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.0739	likely benign
REVEL	0.226	benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -5.70	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 -0.17	GERP -3
Regional constraint	o/e 1.73	unconstrained · MANE · 8,326 bp · p 8.5e-54 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	0.082	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean tolerated — a triage signal, not a reclassification

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

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0134% African / African-American · 10/74,490 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00727% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00553%

Overall 0.00062% 10/1,612,608 alleles · ultra-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: CTSB
Protein: p.Val13Ala
Coding: c.38T>C
MANE Select: NM_001908
dbSNP: rs200211618
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr8:11853417 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.756 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 91.95 · 21 PDB

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

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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/ctsb-p-val13ala (accessed [today's date]).

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