Is GALT p.Val189= (c.567A>G) pathogenic?

GALT p.Val189= (c.567A>G) is classified Likely benign in GALT (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-08-11). Very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas); Associated with classic galactosemia.

What condition is associated with GALT p.Val189= (c.567A>G)?

GALT p.Val189= (c.567A>G) is associated with classic galactosemia (ClinVar).

How common is GALT p.Val189= (c.567A>G) in the general population?

GALT p.Val189= (c.567A>G) is very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas) (gnomAD).

How is Classic galactosemia inherited?

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

GALT p.Val189=

c.567A>G · rs1346797747 · VCV1126980

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas)

Conditions

classic galactosemia

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 0.77	GERP -3.1, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	8.487	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0022% South Asian · 2/91,090 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000365% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000136%

Overall 0.00031% 5/1,614,068 alleles · very rare exomes 4/1,461,874 · genomes 1/152,194 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0022%	45,545
European (non-Finnish)	0.000254%	393,349

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: GALT
Protein: p.Val189=
Coding: c.567A>G
MANE Select: NM_000155
dbSNP: rs1346797747
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:34648336 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.935 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 92.08 · 2 PDB
Residue 189: a β-strand

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

Disease context

classic galactosemia — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Classic galactosemia (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Europe)

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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/galt-p-val189 (accessed [today's date]).

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