RPL32

Chr 3

ribosomal protein L32

Also known as: L32, PP9932, eL32

RPL32 encodes a ribosomal protein component of the large 60S ribosomal subunit that synthesizes proteins in the cell. Mutations cause Diamond-Blackfan anemia, an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by congenital bone marrow failure typically presenting in infancy with severe anemia, growth retardation, and congenital malformations. The gene shows high constraint against loss-of-function variants (pLI 0.80, LOEUF 0.56), reflecting its essential role in cellular protein synthesis.

ResearchSummary from RefSeq, UniProt
LOFmechanismLOEUF 0.56
Clinical SummaryRPL32
Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Moderately constrained gene (pLI 0.80) — some intolerance to loss-of-function variants.
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ClinVar Variants
21 unique Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 13 VUS of 46 total submissions

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Moderate LoF intolerance
LoF Constraint
0.56LOEUF
pLI 0.800
Z-score 2.14
OE 0.00 (0.000.56)
Moderately constrained

More LoF-intolerant than ~75% of genes

Missense Constraint
0.55Z-score
OE missense 0.83 (0.681.01)
66 obs / 79.8 exp
Tolerant

Mild missense constraint

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE0.00 (0.000.56)
00.351.4
Missense OE0.83 (0.681.01)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE1.25
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 0 / 5.3Missense obs/exp: 66 / 79.8Syn Z: -1.07
DN
0.4785th %ile
GOF
0.1899th %ile
LOF
0.70top 10%

The highest-scoring mechanism for this gene is loss-of-function (haploinsufficiency).

LOFprediction above median

Predictions from Badonyi M, Marsh JA. PLoS ONE. 2024;19(8):e0307312.

ClinVar Variant Classifications

46 submitted variants in ClinVar

Classification Summary

Pathogenic21
VUS13
21
Pathogenic
13
VUS

Curated Variants Distribution

Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories

ClassificationLoFMissense + InframeNon-codingSynonymousTotal
Pathogenic
0
0
21
0
21
Likely Pathogenic
0
0
0
0
0
VUS
0
9
4
0
13
Likely Benign
0
0
0
0
0
Benign
0
0
0
0
0
Total0925034

LoF = frameshift, stop gained/lost, canonical splice · Counts from ClinVar esearch · Updated hourly

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Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

RPL32 · protein map & ClinVar variants

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3D Protein StructureAlphaFold

Clinical Trials

Active and recruiting trials from ClinicalTrials.gov

No active trials found for this gene.

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