Is MEFV p.Leu770= (c.2310G>T) pathogenic?

MEFV p.Leu770= (c.2310G>T) is classified Likely benign in MEFV (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-09-30). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with familial Mediterranean fever.

What condition is associated with MEFV p.Leu770= (c.2310G>T)?

MEFV p.Leu770= (c.2310G>T) is associated with familial Mediterranean fever (ClinVar).

How common is MEFV p.Leu770= (c.2310G>T) in the general population?

MEFV p.Leu770= (c.2310G>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Familial Mediterranean fever inherited?

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

MEFV p.Leu770=

c.2310G>T · rs1488237213 · VCV2764598

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

familial Mediterranean fever

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 0.2	GERP -4.3, phastCons 0.9
Overall
CADD	1.383	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: MEFV
Protein: p.Leu770=
Coding: c.2310G>T
MANE Select: NM_000243
dbSNP: rs1488237213
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:3243177 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.147 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 73.64 · 11 PDB
Residue 770: a β-strand; the b30.2/spry domain

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

Disease context

familial Mediterranean fever — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Familial Mediterranean fever (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Infancy
Prevalence: >1 / 1000 (Turkey)

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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/mefv-p-leu770 (accessed [today's date]).

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