Is MRTFA p.Leu627= (c.1879C>T) pathogenic?

MRTFA p.Leu627= (c.1879C>T) is classified Likely benign in MRTFA (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2021-09-19). Very rare (popmax 0.00153%, nfe).

How common is MRTFA p.Leu627= (c.1879C>T) in the general population?

MRTFA p.Leu627= (c.1879C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00153%, nfe) (gnomAD).

MRTFA p.Leu627=

c.1879C>T · rs749100822 · VCV1683023

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00153%, nfe)

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 12	GERP 2.6, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	11.41	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00153% European (non-Finnish) · 18/1,179,840 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000953% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000787%

Overall 0.00112% 18/1,612,272 alleles · very rare exomes 17/1,460,138 · genomes 1/152,134 · 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: MRTFA
Protein: p.Leu627=
Coding: c.1879C>T
MANE Select: NM_020831
dbSNP: rs749100822
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr22:40418859 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.389 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 56.59 · 2 PDB

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

Similar variants

MRTFA p.Leu627Pro Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
MRTFA p.Ala352Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
MRTFA p.Ala360Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
MRTFA p.Ala429Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
MRTFA p.Ala479Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
MRTFA p.Ala479Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
MRTFA p.Ala534Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
MRTFA p.Ala537Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type

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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/mrtfa-p-leu627 (accessed [today's date]).

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