Is MPL p.Lys339= (c.1017A>G) pathogenic?

MPL p.Lys339= (c.1017A>G) is classified Likely benign in MPL (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-12-18). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with essential thrombocythemia.

What condition is associated with MPL p.Lys339= (c.1017A>G)?

MPL p.Lys339= (c.1017A>G) is associated with essential thrombocythemia, congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia (ClinVar).

How common is MPL p.Lys339= (c.1017A>G) in the general population?

MPL p.Lys339= (c.1017A>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Essential thrombocythemia inherited?

Typically Multigenic/multifactorial, Not applicable (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

MPL p.Lys339=

c.1017A>G · rs2545682385 · VCV2921521

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

essential thrombocythemia

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 2.2	GERP 0.73, phastCons 0.001
Overall
CADD	8.958	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: MPL
Protein: p.Lys339=
Coding: c.1017A>G
MANE Select: NM_005373
dbSNP: rs2545682385
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:43346481 (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

essential thrombocythemia — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia

For Essential thrombocythemia (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Multigenic/multifactorial, Not applicable
Onset: All ages
Prevalence: 1-5 / 10 000 (United States)

Similar variants

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MPL c.1165+1G>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MPL c.1166-1G>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MPL c.1468+2T>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
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-lys339 (accessed [today's date]).

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