Is MLH3 p.Pro1008= (c.3024G>A) pathogenic?

MLH3 p.Pro1008= (c.3024G>A) is classified Benign/Likely benign in MLH3 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2026-05-05). Very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr); Associated with colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 7.

What condition is associated with MLH3 p.Pro1008= (c.3024G>A)?

MLH3 p.Pro1008= (c.3024G>A) is associated with colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 7 (ClinVar).

How common is MLH3 p.Pro1008= (c.3024G>A) in the general population?

MLH3 p.Pro1008= (c.3024G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr) (gnomAD).

MLH3 p.Pro1008=

c.3024G>A · rs1215489414 · VCV1670854

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr)

Conditions

colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 7

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.029	moderately benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -1.9	GERP -3.5
Overall
CADD	0.707	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00167% Admixed American · 1/60,006 alleles

Filtering AF 6.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.9e-05%

Overall 0.00031% 5/1,614,090 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.00167%	60,006
South Asian	0.0011%	91,086
European (non-Finnish)	0.000254%	393,345

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: MLH3
Protein: p.Pro1008=
Coding: c.3024G>A
MANE Select: NM_001040108
dbSNP: rs1215489414
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr14:75046632 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.735 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 56.14

Full MLH3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 7 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

MLH3 p.Pro1008Ala Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
MLH3 p.Pro1008Leu Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
MLH3 p.Gln1360Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
MLH3 p.Gln423Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
MLH3 p.Ser626Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
MLH3 p.Tyr441Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
MLH3 c.3280+4A>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
MLH3 c.3379+4A>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/mlh3-p-pro1008 (accessed [today's date]).

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