Is MPG p.Arg53Trp (c.157A>T) pathogenic?

MPG p.Arg53Trp (c.157A>T) is classified Uncertain significance in MPG (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-09-03). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.1087); Very rare (popmax 0.000254%, nfe).

How common is MPG p.Arg53Trp (c.157A>T) in the general population?

MPG p.Arg53Trp (c.157A>T) is very rare (popmax 0.000254%, nfe) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about MPG p.Arg53Trp (c.157A>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.1087) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

MPG p.Arg53Trp

c.157A>T · VCV3397623

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.1087 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000254%, nfe)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.1087	likely benign
REVEL	0.031	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -7.83	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.69	phastCons 0.003
Regional constraint	o/e 1.10	unconstrained · MANE · 7,464 bp · p 0.053 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	13.77	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean tolerated — a triage signal, not a reclassification

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

⚠ Isoform check: AlphaMissense numbered on a different transcript (AM R58W vs ClinVar R53W) — verify the residue.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000254% European (non-Finnish) · 3/1,179,878 alleles

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

Overall 0.000186% 3/1,612,606 alleles · very rare exomes 2/1,460,506 · genomes 1/152,100 · joint denominator

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: MPG
Protein: p.Arg53Trp
Coding: c.157A>T
MANE Select: NM_001015052
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:79557 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.468 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 82.08 · 9 PDB
Residue 58 UniProt numbering: the 'disordered' region

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

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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/mpg-p-arg53trp (accessed [today's date]).

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