Is MPL p.Asp326= (c.978C>T) pathogenic?

MPL p.Asp326= (c.978C>T) is classified Likely benign in MPL (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-09-08). Very rare (popmax 0.00549%, sas); Associated with congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia.

How common is MPL p.Asp326= (c.978C>T) in the general population?

MPL p.Asp326= (c.978C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00549%, sas) (gnomAD).

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Q: What condition is associated with MPL p.Asp326= (c.978C>T)?

MPL p.Asp326= (c.978C>T) is associated with congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia, essential thrombocythemia (ClinVar).

c.978C>T · rs202119310 · VCV1104214

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00549%, sas)

Conditions

congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	all four deltas below 0.2 · C>G here scores Δ0.20 · evaluated, not missing
Pangolin	Δ0.34	loss · gain 0.05 · SpliceAI below 0.2 · independent
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.19	GERP -2.5, phastCons 0.54
Overall
CADD	12.57	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00549% South Asian · 5/91,092 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0021% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00136%

Overall 0.00105% 17/1,614,074 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.00549%	18,218
African / African-American	0.00267%	37,461
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,488
European (non-Finnish)	0.000763%	131,116

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: MPL
Protein: p.Asp326=
Coding: c.978C>T
MANE Select: NM_005373
dbSNP: rs202119310
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:43340511 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.022 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 73.44 · 1 PDB

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

Disease context

congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: essential thrombocythemia

Similar variants

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MPL c.1469-2A>T Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MPL c.1566-1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MPL c.1653+1G>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MPL c.79+2T>A 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/mpl-p-asp326 (accessed [today's date]).

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