Is MYO7A c.*440G>A pathogenic?

MYO7A c.440G>A is classified Uncertain significance in MYO7A (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2018-01-13). Very rare (popmax 0.00244%, nfe); Associated with autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 11.

What condition is associated with MYO7A c.*440G>A?

MYO7A c.*440G>A is associated with autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 11, Usher syndrome type 1, autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss 2 (ClinVar).

How common is MYO7A c.*440G>A in the general population?

MYO7A c.*440G>A is very rare (popmax 0.00244%, nfe) (gnomAD).

MYO7A c.*440G>A

rs779826272 · VCV881547

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00244%, nfe)

Conditions

autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 11

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 -3.6	GERP -1.8
Non-coding constraint	Z -0.16	1 kb window · o/e 1.01 · regional · uncalibrated
Overall
CADD	7.453	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00244% European (non-Finnish) · 2/82,018 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000405% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000152%

Overall 0.00115% 2/174,334 alleles · very rare exomes 1/22,120 · genomes 1/152,214 · 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: MYO7A
Coding: c.*440G>A
MANE Select: NM_000260
dbSNP: rs779826272
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:77215136 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.995 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.73 · 1 PDB

Full MYO7A gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 11 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: Usher syndrome type 1 autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss 2

Similar variants

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MYO7A p.Arg395Cys Likely pathogenic ★★★ ⚠ same condition
MYO7A p.Arg668Cys Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
MYO7A p.Arg853His Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
MYO7A p.Glu968Asp Likely pathogenic ★★★ ⚠ same condition
MYO7A p.Gly2187Asp Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition

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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/myo7a-c-star-440g-a (accessed [today's date]).

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