Is LTBP3 p.Ser159= (c.477C>T) pathogenic?

LTBP3 p.Ser159= (c.477C>T) is classified Likely benign in LTBP3 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-03-09). Very rare (popmax 0.00134%, afr); Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

What condition is associated with LTBP3 p.Ser159= (c.477C>T)?

LTBP3 p.Ser159= (c.477C>T) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases, brachyolmia-amelogenesis imperfecta syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is LTBP3 p.Ser159= (c.477C>T) in the general population?

LTBP3 p.Ser159= (c.477C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00134%, afr) (gnomAD).

LTBP3 p.Ser159=

c.477C>T · rs1450498558 · VCV1950962

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00134%, afr)

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

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 3.2	GERP 0.46, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	7.722	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00134% African / African-American · 1/74,780 alleles

Overall 6.22e-05% 1/1,608,718 alleles · very rare exomes 0/1,456,882 · genomes 1/151,836 · joint denominator

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.Ser159=
Coding: c.477C>T
MANE Select: NM_001130144
dbSNP: rs1450498558
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:65554235 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.824 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 64.21

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

Similar variants

LTBP3 p.Ser159Asn Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
LTBP3 c.1063+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
LTBP3 c.3629-3C>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
LTBP3 c.3761-2A>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
LTBP3 p.Ala1149Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
LTBP3 p.Ala1153Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
LTBP3 p.Ala1182Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
LTBP3 p.Ala1250Pro 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-ser159 (accessed [today's date]).

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