Is CIITA p.Ala324= (c.972T>A) pathogenic?

CIITA p.Ala324= (c.972T>A) is classified Likely benign in CIITA (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-07-30). Very rare (popmax 0.000169%, nfe); Associated with MHC class II deficiency.

What condition is associated with CIITA p.Ala324= (c.972T>A)?

CIITA p.Ala324= (c.972T>A) is associated with MHC class II deficiency (ClinVar).

How common is CIITA p.Ala324= (c.972T>A) in the general population?

CIITA p.Ala324= (c.972T>A) is very rare (popmax 0.000169%, nfe) (gnomAD).

CIITA p.Ala324=

Q: How is Immunodeficiency by defective expression of MHC class II inherited?

Typically Autosomal recessive (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

c.972T>A · rs771952314 · VCV1618509

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000169%, nfe)

Conditions

MHC class II deficiency

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 -0.29	GERP -2.9
Overall
CADD	2.972	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000169% European (non-Finnish) · 2/1,180,004 alleles

Filtering AF 2.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.1e-05%

Overall 0.000137% 2/1,461,842 alleles · very rare

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: CIITA
Protein: p.Ala324=
Coding: c.972T>A
MANE Select: NM_000246
dbSNP: rs771952314
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:10904778 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.729 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 69.10

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

Disease context

MHC class II deficiency — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Immunodeficiency by defective expression of MHC class II (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

Similar variants

CIITA p.Ala324Ser Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
CIITA p.Ala324Val Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
CIITA c.199+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CIITA c.2888+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CIITA c.2889-1G>T Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CIITA c.436+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CIITA c.628+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CIITA p.Arg308Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition

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/ciita-p-ala324 (accessed [today's date]).

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