Is GLB1 p.Phe638= (c.1914C>T) pathogenic?

GLB1 p.Phe638= (c.1914C>T) is classified Likely benign in GLB1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2026-01-20). Very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas); Associated with GM1 gangliosidosis.

What condition is associated with GLB1 p.Phe638= (c.1914C>T)?

GLB1 p.Phe638= (c.1914C>T) is associated with GM1 gangliosidosis, mucopolysaccharidosis type 4B (ClinVar).

How common is GLB1 p.Phe638= (c.1914C>T) in the general population?

GLB1 p.Phe638= (c.1914C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas) (gnomAD).

How is GM1 gangliosidosis inherited?

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

GLB1 p.Phe638=

c.1914C>T · rs545982076 · VCV1116502

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas)

Conditions

GM1 gangliosidosis

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 -1.7	GERP -3.1
Overall
CADD	0.51	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00668% East Asian · 3/44,896 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00177% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000891%

Overall 0.00136% 22/1,613,998 alleles · very rare exomes 21/1,461,890 · genomes 1/152,108 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00668%	14,965
African / African-American	0.00401%	24,966
Ashkenazi Jewishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00338%	29,604
Admixed American	0.00167%	59,992
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,486
European (non-Finnish)	0.0011%	90,772

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: GLB1
Protein: p.Phe638=
Coding: c.1914C>T
MANE Select: NM_000404
dbSNP: rs545982076
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr3:32997165 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.938 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 90.19 · 8 PDB
Residue 638: a β-strand

Full GLB1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

GM1 gangliosidosis — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: mucopolysaccharidosis type 4B

For GM1 gangliosidosis (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Childhood
Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (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/glb1-p-phe638 (accessed [today's date]).

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