Is LTBP3 p.Pro879= (c.2637C>A) pathogenic?

LTBP3 p.Pro879= (c.2637C>A) is classified Likely benign in LTBP3 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-26). Rare (popmax 0.119%, afr); Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

What condition is associated with LTBP3 p.Pro879= (c.2637C>A)?

LTBP3 p.Pro879= (c.2637C>A) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases, brachyolmia-amelogenesis imperfecta syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is LTBP3 p.Pro879= (c.2637C>A) in the general population?

LTBP3 p.Pro879= (c.2637C>A) is rare (popmax 0.119%, afr) (gnomAD).

LTBP3 p.Pro879=

c.2637C>A · rs139187275 · VCV1572059

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.119%, afr)

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.607	indeterminate
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.96	GERP -1.9, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	7.034	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.119% African / African-American · 89/75,044 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0987% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0913%

Overall 0.00613% 99/1,614,128 alleles · rare exomes 50/1,461,836 · genomes 49/152,292 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.119%	843
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0096%	10,418
Admixed American	0.00666%	15,008

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: LTBP3
Protein: p.Pro879=
Coding: c.2637C>A
MANE Select: NM_001130144
dbSNP: rs139187275
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:65541688 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.824 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 64.21
Residue 879: the egf-like 9; calcium-binding domain

Full LTBP3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Inborn genetic diseases — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: brachyolmia-amelogenesis imperfecta syndrome

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LTBP3 p.Ala1149Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
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LTBP3 p.Ala1182Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
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LTBP3 p.Ala1289Val 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/ltbp3-p-pro879 (accessed [today's date]).

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