Is CHRNA3 p.Ala366Val (c.1097C>T) pathogenic?

CHRNA3 p.Ala366Val (c.1097C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in CHRNA3 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-04-18). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.0692); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

What condition is associated with CHRNA3 p.Ala366Val (c.1097C>T)?

CHRNA3 p.Ala366Val (c.1097C>T) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases (ClinVar).

How common is CHRNA3 p.Ala366Val (c.1097C>T) in the general population?

CHRNA3 p.Ala366Val (c.1097C>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about CHRNA3 p.Ala366Val (c.1097C>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.0692) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

CHRNA3 p.Ala366Val

c.1097C>T · rs2542811164 · VCV2537957

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.0692 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.0692	likely benign
REVEL	0.242	benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -6.36	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 1.5	GERP -4.9, phastCons 0.002
Regional constraint	o/e 0.85	unconstrained · MANE · 24 kb · p 0.00014 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	7.009	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

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: CHRNA3
Protein: p.Ala366Val
Coding: c.1097C>T
MANE Select: NM_000743
dbSNP: rs2542811164
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr15:78601545 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.065 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 81.97 · 5 PDB
Residue 366: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in baiprck; loss-of-function variant affecting ion transmembrane transport in response to acetylcholine; does not localize to plasma membrane)

Full CHRNA3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Inborn genetic diseases — 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/chrna3-p-ala366val (accessed [today's date]).

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