Is MSH3 p.Ala960Val (c.2879C>T) pathogenic?

MSH3 p.Ala960Val (c.2879C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in MSH3 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-01-14). AlphaMissense: ambiguous (0.4478); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with MSH3 p.Ala960Val (c.2879C>T)?

MSH3 p.Ala960Val (c.2879C>T) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is MSH3 p.Ala960Val (c.2879C>T) in the general population?

MSH3 p.Ala960Val (c.2879C>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about MSH3 p.Ala960Val (c.2879C>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts ambiguous (score 0.4478) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

MSH3 p.Ala960Val

c.2879C>T · rs1745877870 · VCV1040664

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

ambiguous

0.4478 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

2/2 damaging

REVEL, SaProt · AlphaMissense no call

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.4478	ambiguous
REVEL	0.703	pathogenic-leaning
SaProt	LLR -11.21	damaging
⇒ REVEL and SaProt both call this damaging; AlphaMissense makes no call.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7.7	GERP 0.71, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.08	unconstrained · MANE · 221 kb · p 0.0024 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	28.2	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

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

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: MSH3
Protein: p.Ala960Val
Coding: c.2879C>T
MANE Select: NM_002439
dbSNP: rs1745877870
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr5:80854195 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.027 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 79.48 · 25 PDB
Residue 960: an α-helix

Full MSH3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

hereditary neoplastic syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

MSH3 p.Ala960Glu Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
MSH3 p.Ala960= Likely benign ★★ same residue
MSH3 p.Ala960fs Pathogenic ★ same residue
MSH3 p.Ala960Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
MSH3 c.1341-2A>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MSH3 c.1341-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MSH3 c.1568+1G>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MSH3 c.1653+1G>A 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/msh3-p-ala960val (accessed [today's date]).

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