Is MITF p.Asp487= (c.1461C>T) pathogenic?

MITF p.Asp487= (c.1461C>T) is classified Likely benign in MITF (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-12-10). Very rare (popmax 0.00446%, eas); Associated with Tietz syndrome.

What condition is associated with MITF p.Asp487= (c.1461C>T)?

MITF p.Asp487= (c.1461C>T) is associated with Tietz syndrome, Waardenburg syndrome type 2A, melanoma, cutaneous malignant, susceptibility to, 8 (ClinVar).

How common is MITF p.Asp487= (c.1461C>T) in the general population?

MITF p.Asp487= (c.1461C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00446%, eas) (gnomAD).

MITF p.Asp487=

c.1461C>T · rs756305763 · VCV2936456

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00446%, eas)

Conditions

Tietz 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 -5.3	GERP -4.3
Overall
CADD	5.589	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00446% East Asian · 2/44,868 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000739% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000474%

Overall 0.000991% 16/1,613,988 alleles · very rare exomes 15/1,461,850 · genomes 1/152,138 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00446%	22,434
European (non-Finnish)	0.0011%	90,770
South Asian	0.0011%	91,082

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.Asp487=
Coding: c.1461C>T
MANE Select: NM_001354604
dbSNP: rs756305763
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr3:69965128 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.482 · pLI 0.99 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 62.25 · 12 PDB

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

Disease context

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

Also linked: Waardenburg syndrome type 2A melanoma, cutaneous malignant, susceptibility to, 8 hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Similar variants

MITF p.Asp487Asn Uncertain significance ★ same residue
MITF p.Asp487Glu Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
MITF p.Asp487Gly Uncertain significance ★ same residue
MITF c.1031+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
MITF c.1179+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
MITF c.355-1062G>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MITF c.880+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MITF c.955+1G>A 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-asp487 (accessed [today's date]).

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