Is MITF p.Ala356= (c.1068A>G) pathogenic?

MITF p.Ala356= (c.1068A>G) is classified Likely benign in MITF (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2025-10-01). Very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr); Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with MITF p.Ala356= (c.1068A>G)?

MITF p.Ala356= (c.1068A>G) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, Tietz syndrome, Waardenburg syndrome type 2A (ClinVar).

How common is MITF p.Ala356= (c.1068A>G) in the general population?

MITF p.Ala356= (c.1068A>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr) (gnomAD).

MITF p.Ala356=

c.1068A>G · rs1426733722 · VCV1944544

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr)

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

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 -3.2	GERP -4.3
Overall
CADD	2.464	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00167% Admixed American · 1/60,000 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0005% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000366%

Overall 0.000743% 12/1,614,028 alleles · very rare exomes 11/1,461,812 · genomes 1/152,216 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.00167%	60,000
European (non-Finnish)	0.000932%	107,274

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: MITF
Protein: p.Ala356=
Coding: c.1068A>G
MANE Select: NM_001354604
dbSNP: rs1426733722
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr3:69959309 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.482 · pLI 0.99 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 62.25 · 12 PDB
Residue 356: the bhlh domain; an α-helix

Full MITF 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: Tietz syndrome Waardenburg syndrome type 2A melanoma, cutaneous malignant, susceptibility to, 8

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MITF c.880+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MITF c.955+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MITF c.956-1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
MITF p.Arg217Ter 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/mitf-p-ala356 (accessed [today's date]).

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