Is MSH6 p.Val968Phe (c.2902G>T) pathogenic?

MSH6 p.Val968Phe (c.2902G>T) is classified Uncertain significance in MSH6 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2018-10-26). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.184); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with MSH6 p.Val968Phe (c.2902G>T)?

MSH6 p.Val968Phe (c.2902G>T) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is MSH6 p.Val968Phe (c.2902G>T) in the general population?

MSH6 p.Val968Phe (c.2902G>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about MSH6 p.Val968Phe (c.2902G>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.184) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

MSH6 p.Val968Phe

c.2902G>T · rs2104429728 · VCV1797474

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.184 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

1/2 damaging

AlphaMissense, SaProt · REVEL indeterminate

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.184	likely benign
REVEL	0.53	indeterminate
SaProt	LLR -10.65	damaging
⇒ SaProt calls this damaging; AlphaMissense does not; REVEL is indeterminate.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 12	GERP 2.2, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.31	unconstrained · MANE · 24 kb · p 9.6e-36 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	24.1	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: MSH6
Protein: p.Val968Phe
Coding: c.2902G>T
MANE Select: NM_000179
dbSNP: rs2104429728
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:47800885 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.841 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.93 · 8 PDB
Residue 968: a β-strand

Full MSH6 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

MSH6 p.Val968fs Pathogenic ★★ same residue
MSH6 p.Val968= Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ same residue
MSH6 c.3172+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
MSH6 c.3438+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
MSH6 c.3439-1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
MSH6 c.3439-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
MSH6 c.3647-1G>A Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
MSH6 c.3647-2A>C 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/msh6-p-val968phe (accessed [today's date]).

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