Is MLH1 p.Ser388= (c.1164C>A) pathogenic?

MLH1 p.Ser388= (c.1164C>A) is classified Likely benign in MLH1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2020-01-03). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with MLH1 p.Ser388= (c.1164C>A)?

MLH1 p.Ser388= (c.1164C>A) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is MLH1 p.Ser388= (c.1164C>A) in the general population?

MLH1 p.Ser388= (c.1164C>A) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

MLH1 p.Ser388=

c.1164C>A · rs1060504014 · VCV1737713

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

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	0.063	moderately benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -0.13	GERP -2.8, phastCons 0.31
Overall
CADD	7.065	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: MLH1
Protein: p.Ser388=
Coding: c.1164C>A
MANE Select: NM_000249
dbSNP: rs1060504014
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr3:37025762 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.639 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.89 · 13 PDB

Full MLH1 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

Similar variants

MLH1 p.Ser388Ala Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
MLH1 p.Ser388Pro Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
MLH1 p.Ser388Phe Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
MLH1 c.1039-1G>A Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
MLH1 c.1039-2A>T Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
MLH1 c.116+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
MLH1 c.116+5G>C Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
MLH1 c.117-1G>T 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/mlh1-p-ser388 (accessed [today's date]).

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