Is VIM p.Glu156Asp (c.468G>C) pathogenic?

VIM p.Glu156Asp (c.468G>C) is classified Uncertain significance in VIM (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2019-05-08). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.082); Very rare (popmax 0.00017%, nfe); Associated with cataract 30.

What condition is associated with VIM p.Glu156Asp (c.468G>C)?

VIM p.Glu156Asp (c.468G>C) is associated with cataract 30 (ClinVar).

How common is VIM p.Glu156Asp (c.468G>C) in the general population?

VIM p.Glu156Asp (c.468G>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00017%, nfe) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about VIM p.Glu156Asp (c.468G>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.082) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

VIM p.Glu156Asp

c.468G>C · rs1846752790 · VCV949490

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.082 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00017%, nfe)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

cataract 30

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.082	likely benign
REVEL	0.219	benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -6.05	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7.2	GERP 0.079, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.90	unconstrained · MANE · 7,480 bp · p 0.038 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	22.8	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean tolerated — a triage signal, not a reclassification

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00017% European (non-Finnish) · 2/1,179,336 alleles

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

Overall 0.000124% 2/1,611,876 alleles · very rare exomes 2/1,459,492 · genomes 0/152,384 · 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: VIM
Protein: p.Glu156Asp
Coding: c.468G>C
MANE Select: NM_003380
dbSNP: rs1846752790
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr10:17229890 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.542 · pLI 0.86 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 78.05 · 26 PDB
Residue 156: the if rod domain; the 'coil 1b' region

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

Disease context

cataract 30 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

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VIM p.Val272Ile Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
VIM c.1008+18A>G Benign/Likely benign ★★ same condition
VIM c.1009-10C>T Benign ★★ same condition
VIM c.1360-18G>T Likely benign ★★ 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/vim-p-glu156asp (accessed [today's date]).

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