Is VIM p.Val171= (c.513C>T) pathogenic?

VIM p.Val171= (c.513C>T) is classified Likely benign in VIM (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-11-28). Very rare (popmax 0.00534%, afr); Associated with cataract 30.

What condition is associated with VIM p.Val171= (c.513C>T)?

VIM p.Val171= (c.513C>T) is associated with cataract 30 (ClinVar).

How common is VIM p.Val171= (c.513C>T) in the general population?

VIM p.Val171= (c.513C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00534%, afr) (gnomAD).

VIM p.Val171=

c.513C>T · VCV4810450

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00534%, afr)

Conditions

cataract 30

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 -0.57	GERP -3.9, phastCons 0.023
Overall
CADD	14.4	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00534% African / African-American · 4/74,954 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00175% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00104%

Overall 0.000372% 6/1,612,808 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00534%	18,738
European (non-Finnish)	0.00017%	589,915

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.Val171=
Coding: c.513C>T
MANE Select: NM_003380
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr10:17229935 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.542 · pLI 0.86 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 78.05 · 26 PDB
Residue 171: an α-helix; 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

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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-val171 (accessed [today's date]).

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