Is GNB3 p.Asp228= (c.684C>T) pathogenic?

GNB3 p.Asp228= (c.684C>T) is classified Likely benign in GNB3 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-11-14). Very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas).

How common is GNB3 p.Asp228= (c.684C>T) in the general population?

GNB3 p.Asp228= (c.684C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas) (gnomAD).

GNB3 p.Asp228=

c.684C>T · rs1943628549 · VCV1422286

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas)

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 2.6	GERP 1.5, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	10.61	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00223% East Asian · 1/44,864 alleles

Filtering AF 2.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.1e-05%

Overall 0.000186% 3/1,610,784 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00223%	44,864
European (non-Finnish)	0.00017%	588,980

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: GNB3
Protein: p.Asp228=
Coding: c.684C>T
MANE Select: NM_002075
dbSNP: rs1943628549
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:6843963 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.072 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 97.19 · 2 PDB

Full GNB3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

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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/gnb3-p-asp228 (accessed [today's date]).

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