NM_005267.5(GJA8):c.499G>T (p.Val167Leu) AND Cataract 1 multiple types

Germline classification:: Uncertain significance (1 submission)
Last evaluated:: Jan 5, 2026
Review status:: 1 star out of maximum of 4 stars
criteria provided, single submitter

Somatic classification of clinical impact:: None
Review status:: (0/4) 0 stars out of maximum of 4 stars
no assertion criteria provided

Somatic classification of oncogenicity:: None
Review status:: (0/4) 0 stars out of maximum of 4 stars
no assertion criteria provided

Record status:: current
Accession:: RCV001882013.8

Allele description [Variation Report for NM_005267.5(GJA8):c.499G>T (p.Val167Leu)]

NM_005267.5(GJA8):c.499G>T (p.Val167Leu)

Gene:

GJA8:gap junction protein alpha 8 [Gene - OMIM - HGNC]

Variant type:

single nucleotide variant

Cytogenetic location:

1q21.2

Genomic location:

Preferred name:

NM_005267.5(GJA8):c.499G>T (p.Val167Leu)

HGVS:

NC_000001.11:g.147908454G>T
NG_016242.1:g.10636G>T
NM_005267.5:c.499G>TMANE SELECT
NP_005258.2:p.Val167Leu
NC_000001.10:g.147380581G>T

Protein change:

V167L

Links:

dbSNP: rs1426006227

Molecular consequence:

NM_005267.5:c.499G>T - missense variant - [Sequence Ontology: SO:0001583]

Condition(s)

Name:: Cataract 1 multiple types
Synonyms:: CATARACT, DUFFY-LINKED; CATARACT 1, MULTIPLE TYPES, WITH OR WITHOUT MICROCORNEA; CATARACT 1, NUCLEAR PROGRESSIVE; See all synonyms [MedGen]
Identifiers:: MONDO: MONDO:0007285; MedGen: C1861828; Orphanet: 1377; OMIM: 116200

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Submission Accession	Submitter	Review Status (Assertion method)	Clinical Significance (Last evaluated)	Origin	Method	Citations
SCV002158425	Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp	criteria provided, single submitter (Invitae Variant Classification Sherloc (09022015))	Uncertain significance (Jan 5, 2026)	germline	clinical testing	PubMed (1) [See all records that cite this PMID]

Submission Accession

Submitter

Review Status
(Assertion method)

Clinical Significance
(Last evaluated)

Origin

Method

Citations

SCV002158425

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

criteria provided, single submitter

(Invitae Variant Classification Sherloc (09022015))

Uncertain significance
(Jan 5, 2026)

germline

clinical testing

PubMed (1)
[See all records that cite this PMID]

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Summary from all submissions

Ethnicity	Origin	Affected	Individuals	Families	Chromosomes tested	Number Tested	Family history	Method
not provided	germline	unknown	not provided	not provided	not provided	not provided	not provided	clinical testing

Citations

PubMed

Sherloc: a comprehensive refinement of the ACMG-AMP variant classification criteria.

Nykamp K, Anderson M, Powers M, Garcia J, Herrera B, Ho YY, Kobayashi Y, Patil N, Thusberg J, Westbrook M; Invitae Clinical Genomics Group, Topper S.

Genet Med. 2017 Oct;19(10):1105-1117. doi: 10.1038/gim.2017.37. Epub 2017 May 11. Erratum in: Genet Med. 2020 Jan;22(1):240. doi: 10.1038/s41436-019-0624-9..

PubMed [citation]

PMID:: 28492532
PMCID:: PMC5632818

Details of each submission

From Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp, SCV002158425.5

#	Ethnicity	Individuals	Chromosomes Tested	Family History	Method	Citations
1	not provided	not provided	not provided	not provided	clinical testing	PubMed (1)

Description

This sequence change replaces valine, which is neutral and non-polar, with leucine, which is neutral and non-polar, at codon 167 of the GJA8 protein (p.Val167Leu). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with GJA8-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 1391756). Invitae Evidence Modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) has been performed for this missense variant. However, the output from this modeling did not meet the statistical confidence thresholds required to predict the impact of this variant on GJA8 protein function. In summary, the available evidence is currently insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease. Therefore, it has been classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance.

#	Sample				Method		Observation
#	Origin	Affected	Number tested	Tissue	Purpose	Method	Individuals	Allele frequency	Families	Co-occurrences
1	germline	unknown	not provided	not provided	not provided		not provided	not provided	not provided	not provided

Last Updated: Feb 15, 2026

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