VCV000311369.10 - ClinVar

NM_004004.6(GJB2):c.*168A>G

Germline

Classification

criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts. Learn more about how ClinVar calculates review status.

Benign
Benign (7)

7 out of 7 submissions contributed to this classification

The aggregate germline classification for this variant, typically for a monogenic or Mendelian disorder as in the ACMG/AMP guidelines, or for response to a drug. This value is calculated by NCBI based on data from submitters. Read our rules for calculating the aggregate classification.

Somatic

No data submitted for somatic clinical impact

Somatic

No data submitted for oncogenicity

Variant Details

Identifiers

NM_004004.6(GJB2):c.*168A>G

Variation ID: 311369 Accession: VCV000311369.10

Type and length

single nucleotide variant, 1 bp

Location

Cytogenetic: 13q12.11 13: 20188733 (GRCh38) [ NCBI UCSC ] 13: 20762872 (GRCh37) [ NCBI UCSC ]

Timeline in ClinVar

	First in ClinVar Help The date this variant first appeared in ClinVar with each type of classification.	Last submission Help The date of the most recent submission for each type of classification for this variant.	Last evaluated Help The most recent date that a submitter evaluated this variant for each type of classification.
Germline	Dec 6, 2016	Apr 13, 2025	Jul 1, 2021

HGVS

Nucleotide	Protein	Molecular consequence
NM_004004.6:c.*168A>G MANE Select Help Transcripts from the Matched Annotation from the NCBI and EMBL-EBI (MANE) collaboration.		3 prime UTR
NC_000013.11:g.20188733T>C
NC_000013.10:g.20762872T>C
NG_008358.1:g.9243A>G
LRG_1350:g.9243A>G
LRG_1350t1:c.*168A>G

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Protein change

Other names

Canonical SPDI

NC_000013.11:20188732:T:C

Global minor allele frequency (GMAF) Help The global minor allele frequency calculated by the 1000 Genomes Project. The minor allele at this location is indicated in parentheses and may be different from the allele represented by this VCV record.

0.02895 (C)

Allele frequency Help The frequency of the allele represented by this VCV record.

1000 Genomes Project 30x 0.02826

1000 Genomes Project 0.02895

Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) 0.03895

The Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD) 0.04008

The Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD) 0.04011

The Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD), exomes 0.04830

Links

ClinGen: CA10643942 dbSNP: rs55704559 VarSome

Genes

Gene	OMIM	ClinGen Gene Dosage Sensitivity Curation		Variation Viewer Help Links to Variation Viewer, a genome browser to view variation data from NCBI databases.	Related variants
Gene	OMIM	HI score Help The haploinsufficiency score for the gene, curated by ClinGen’s Dosage Sensitivity Curation task team.	TS score Help The triplosensitivity score for the gene, curated by ClinGen’s Dosage Sensitivity Curation task team.		Within gene Help The number of variants in ClinVar that are contained within this gene, with a link to view the list of variants.	All Help The number of variants in ClinVar for this gene, including smaller variants within the gene and larger CNVs that overlap or fully contain the gene.
GJB2		Gene associated with autosomal recessive phenotype	No evidence available	GRCh38 GRCh37	669	739

Conditions - Germline

Condition Help The condition for this variant-condition (RCV) record in ClinVar.	Classification Help The aggregate germline classification for this variant-condition (RCV) record in ClinVar. The number of submissions that contribute to this aggregate classification is shown in parentheses. (# of submissions)	Review status Help The aggregate review status for this variant-condition (RCV) record in ClinVar. This value is calculated by NCBI based on data from submitters. Read our rules for calculating the review status.	Last evaluated Help The most recent date that a submitter evaluated this variant for the condition.	Variation/condition record Help The RCV accession number, with most recent version number, for the variant-condition record, with a link to the RCV web page.
Autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 3A	Benign (2)	criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts	Jul 1, 2021	RCV000315103.7
Autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss 1A	Benign (2)	criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts	Jul 1, 2021	RCV000328783.7
Ichthyosis, hystrix-like, with hearing loss	Benign (1)	criteria provided, single submitter	Apr 27, 2017	RCV000376404.5
not provided	Benign (2)	criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts	Oct 22, 2018	RCV001539374.3

Submissions - Germline

Classification Help The submitted germline classification for each SCV record. (Last evaluated)	Review status Help Stars represent the review status, or the level of review supporting the submitted (SCV) record. This value is calculated by NCBI based on data from the submitter. Read our rules for calculating the review status. This column also includes a link to the submitter’s assertion criteria if provided, and the collection method. (Assertion criteria)	Condition Help The condition for the classification, provided by the submitter for this submitted (SCV) record. This column also includes the affected status and allele origin of individuals observed with this variant.	Submitter Help The submitting organization for this submitted (SCV) record. This column also includes the SCV accession and version number, the date this SCV first appeared in ClinVar, and the date that this SCV was last updated in ClinVar.	Expand all rows Collapse all rows Help This column includes more information supporting the classification, including citations, the comment on classification, and detailed evidence provided as observations of the variant by the submitter.
Benign (Apr 27, 2017) C Contributing to aggregate classification	criteria provided, single submitter (ICSL Variant Classification Criteria 13 December 2019)	Autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 3A	Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina Accession: SCV000382957.3 First in ClinVar: Dec 06, 2016 Last updated: May 31, 2020	Comment: show This variant was observed as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (where applicable). No publications were found based on this search. Allele frequency data from public databases was too high to be consistent with this variant causing disease. Therefore, this variant is classified as benign. (less) Observation: 1 Collection method: clinical testing Allele origin: germline Affected status: unknown Observation 1 Collection method: clinical testing Allele origin: germline Affected status: unknown

Benign (Apr 27, 2017) C Contributing to aggregate classification	criteria provided, single submitter (ICSL Variant Classification Criteria 13 December 2019)	Autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss 1A	Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina Accession: SCV000382960.3 First in ClinVar: Dec 06, 2016 Last updated: May 31, 2020	Comment: show This variant was observed as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (where applicable). No publications were found based on this search. Allele frequency data from public databases was too high to be consistent with this variant causing disease. Therefore, this variant is classified as benign. (less) Observation: 1 Collection method: clinical testing Allele origin: germline Affected status: unknown Observation 1 Collection method: clinical testing Allele origin: germline Affected status: unknown

Benign (Apr 27, 2017) C Contributing to aggregate classification	criteria provided, single submitter (ICSL Variant Classification Criteria 13 December 2019)	Ichthyosis, hystrix-like, with hearing loss	Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina Accession: SCV000382961.3 First in ClinVar: Dec 06, 2016 Last updated: May 31, 2020	Comment: show This variant was observed as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (where applicable). No publications were found based on this search. Allele frequency data from public databases was too high to be consistent with this variant causing disease. Therefore, this variant is classified as benign. (less) Observation: 1 Collection method: clinical testing Allele origin: germline Affected status: unknown Observation 1 Collection method: clinical testing Allele origin: germline Affected status: unknown

Benign (Oct 22, 2018) C Contributing to aggregate classification	criteria provided, single submitter (GeneDx Variant Classification Process June 2021)	not provided	GeneDx Accession: SCV001757143.1 First in ClinVar: Jul 24, 2021 Last updated: Jul 24, 2021	Observation: 1 Collection method: clinical testing Allele origin: germline Affected status: yes Observation 1 Collection method: clinical testing Allele origin: germline Affected status: yes

Benign (-) C Contributing to aggregate classification	criteria provided, single submitter (ACMG Guidelines, 2015)	not provided (Autosomal recessive inheritance)	Breakthrough Genomics, Breakthrough Genomics Accession: SCV005230747.1 First in ClinVar: Sep 29, 2024 Last updated: Sep 29, 2024	Observation: 1 Collection method: not provided Allele origin: germline Affected status: yes Observation 1 Collection method: not provided Allele origin: germline Affected status: yes

Benign (Jul 01, 2021) C Contributing to aggregate classification	criteria provided, single submitter (ACMG Guidelines, 2015)	Autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss 1A	Pars Genome Lab Accession: SCV001749998.2 First in ClinVar: Jul 14, 2021 Last updated: Apr 13, 2025	Observation: 1 Collection method: clinical testing Allele origin: germline Affected status: no more Observation 1 Collection method: clinical testing Allele origin: germline Affected status: no Sex: mixed

Benign (Jul 01, 2021) C Contributing to aggregate classification	criteria provided, single submitter (ACMG Guidelines, 2015)	Autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 3A	Pars Genome Lab Accession: SCV001749999.2 First in ClinVar: Jul 14, 2021 Last updated: Apr 13, 2025	Observation: 1 Collection method: clinical testing Allele origin: germline Affected status: no more Observation 1 Collection method: clinical testing Allele origin: germline Affected status: no Sex: mixed

Comment:

This variant was observed as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (where applicable). No publications were found based on this search. Allele frequency data from public databases was too high to be consistent with this variant causing disease. Therefore, this variant is classified as benign.

Comment:

Citations for germline classification of this variant

There are no citations for germline classification of this variant in ClinVar. If you know of citations for this variation, please consider submitting that information to ClinVar.

Text-mined citations for rs55704559 ...

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Record last updated Apr 13, 2026