Is MAX p.Gly128= (c.384C>A) pathogenic?

MAX p.Gly128= (c.384C>A) is classified Likely benign in MAX (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-07-22). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with MAX p.Gly128= (c.384C>A)?

MAX p.Gly128= (c.384C>A) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, hereditary pheochromocytoma-paraganglioma (ClinVar).

How common is MAX p.Gly128= (c.384C>A) in the general population?

MAX p.Gly128= (c.384C>A) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

MAX p.Gly128=

c.384C>A · rs1555340201 · VCV463809

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.244	benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7.7	GERP 1.9, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	9.088	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

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: MAX
Protein: p.Gly128=
Coding: c.384C>A
MANE Select: NM_002382
dbSNP: rs1555340201
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr14:65076575 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.288 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 82.07 · 12 PDB
Residue 128: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in pcc; does not repress myc transcriptional activity); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in pcc; uncertain significance); the 'disordered' region

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

Disease context

hereditary neoplastic syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: hereditary pheochromocytoma-paraganglioma

Similar variants

MAX p.Gly128Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
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MAX c.295+1G>T Pathogenic ★★ same condition
MAX p.Ala67Asp Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MAX p.Arg33Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
MAX p.Arg75Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
MAX p.Gln19Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MAX p.Gln91Ter 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/max-p-gly128 (accessed [today's date]).

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