Is TRIM32 p.Phe398= (c.1194T>C) pathogenic?

TRIM32 p.Phe398= (c.1194T>C) is classified Likely benign in TRIM32 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2023-02-06). Very rare (popmax 0.00533%, afr); Associated with Bardet-Biedl syndrome.

What condition is associated with TRIM32 p.Phe398= (c.1194T>C)?

TRIM32 p.Phe398= (c.1194T>C) is associated with Bardet-Biedl syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is TRIM32 p.Phe398= (c.1194T>C) in the general population?

TRIM32 p.Phe398= (c.1194T>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00533%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Bardet-Biedl syndrome inherited?

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

TRIM32 p.Phe398=

c.1194T>C · rs980926202 · VCV516022

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00533%, afr)

Conditions

Bardet-Biedl syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not looked up on this page · why
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -11
Overall
CADD	0.508	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00533% African / African-American · 4/75,060 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00174% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00104%

Overall 0.000479% 7/1,461,880 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00533%	18,765
European (non-Finnish)	0.000254%	393,343

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: TRIM32
Protein: p.Phe398=
Coding: c.1194T>C
MANE Select: NM_001365068 · reported on NM_012210
dbSNP: rs980926202
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:116698936 (GRCh38)

Full TRIM32 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Bardet-Biedl syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Bardet-Biedl syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive, Oligogenic
Onset: Antenatal, Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Specific population)

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/trim32-p-phe398 (accessed [today's date]).

Preprint & method: sugi.bio/variant/method Machine-readable: this page as Markdown