Is MET p.Cys397= (c.1191C>T) pathogenic?

MET p.Cys397= (c.1191C>T) is classified Benign/Likely benign in MET (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 8 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-31). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0911%, afr); Associated with renal cell carcinoma.

What condition is associated with MET p.Cys397= (c.1191C>T)?

MET p.Cys397= (c.1191C>T) is associated with renal cell carcinoma, hereditary neoplastic syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is MET p.Cys397= (c.1191C>T) in the general population?

MET p.Cys397= (c.1191C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0911%, afr) (gnomAD).

MET p.Cys397=

c.1191C>T · rs35763409 · VCV135957

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 8 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0911%, afr)

Conditions

renal cell carcinoma

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 0.83	GERP -3.7, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	6.251	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0911% African / African-American · 68/74,654 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0737% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0673%

Overall 0.0048% 77/1,603,024 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.0911%	1,098
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00964%	10,376
Admixed American	0.00342%	29,224
European (non-Finnish)	8.49e-05%	1,178,530

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: MET
Protein: p.Cys397=
Coding: c.1191C>T
MANE Select: NM_000245
dbSNP: rs35763409
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:116700275 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.446 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 79.28 · 130 PDB
Residue 397: a turn; the sema domain; a disulfide bond

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

Disease context

renal cell carcinoma — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Similar variants

MET p.Cys397Tyr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
MET p.His1094Arg Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
MET p.Met1131Thr Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MET p.Val1092Ile Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MET p.Val1220Ile Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MET c.1200+2T>C Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
MET c.1392+1G>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
MET c.1392+3A>G Uncertain significance ★★ 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/met-p-cys397 (accessed [today's date]).

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