Is USH2A p.Val5123= (c.15369C>T) pathogenic?

USH2A p.Val5123= (c.15369C>T) is classified Likely benign in USH2A (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 5 submitters; last evaluated 2024-10-18). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0122%, nfe); Associated with Usher syndrome type 2A.

What condition is associated with USH2A p.Val5123= (c.15369C>T)?

USH2A p.Val5123= (c.15369C>T) is associated with Usher syndrome type 2A, retinitis pigmentosa 39, inherited retinal dystrophy (ClinVar).

How common is USH2A p.Val5123= (c.15369C>T) in the general population?

USH2A p.Val5123= (c.15369C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0122%, nfe) (gnomAD).

USH2A p.Val5123=

c.15369C>T · rs142939648 · VCV1149149

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 5 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0122%, nfe)

Conditions

Usher syndrome type 2A

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 -4.3	GERP -4.4
Overall
CADD	0.044	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0122% European (non-Finnish) · 144/1,180,044 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0105% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00994%

Overall 0.00942% 152/1,614,072 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
European (non-Finnish)grpmax	0.0122%	8,195
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0048%	20,831
African / African-American	0.004%	25,014
Ashkenazi Jewishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00338%	29,606
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00156%	64,034

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: USH2A
Protein: p.Val5123=
Coding: c.15369C>T
MANE Select: NM_206933
dbSNP: rs142939648
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:215628964 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.855 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)

Full USH2A gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Usher syndrome type 2A — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: retinitis pigmentosa 39 inherited retinal dystrophy

Similar variants

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USH2A p.Ala4740Asp Pathogenic ★★★ ⚠ same condition
USH2A p.Arg3905Cys Pathogenic ★★★ ⚠ same condition
USH2A p.Arg4192Cys Likely pathogenic ★★★ ⚠ same condition
USH2A p.Asn346His Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
USH2A p.Asn4292Asp Likely pathogenic ★★★ ⚠ 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/ush2a-p-val5123 (accessed [today's date]).

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