Is MYO7A p.Ala1277Thr (c.3829G>A) pathogenic?

MYO7A p.Ala1277Thr (c.3829G>A) is classified Uncertain significance in MYO7A (ClinVar, Single submitter, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-05-17). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.9529); Very rare (popmax 0.00519%, amr); Associated with Usher syndrome type 1B.

What condition is associated with MYO7A p.Ala1277Thr (c.3829G>A)?

MYO7A p.Ala1277Thr (c.3829G>A) is associated with Usher syndrome type 1B (ClinVar).

How common is MYO7A p.Ala1277Thr (c.3829G>A) in the general population?

MYO7A p.Ala1277Thr (c.3829G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00519%, amr) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about MYO7A p.Ala1277Thr (c.3829G>A)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.9529) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

MYO7A p.Ala1277Thr

c.3829G>A · rs1956002675 · VCV1063564

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.9529 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00519%, amr)

Missense predictors

2/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

Usher syndrome type 1B

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.9529	likely pathogenic
REVEL	0.714	pathogenic-leaning
SaProt	LLR -6.97	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense and REVEL call this damaging; SaProt does not.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 12	GERP 1.8, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.95	unconstrained · MANE · 84 kb · p 0.0065 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	24.6	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

Grpmax group 0.00519% Admixed American · 3/57,782 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00138% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000682%

Overall 0.000501% 8/1,597,298 alleles · very rare exomes 4/1,445,258 · genomes 4/152,040 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.00519%	19,261
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00323%	30,962
East Asian	0.00227%	44,094
European (non-Finnish)	0.000171%	586,211

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
Protein: p.Ala1277Thr
Coding: c.3829G>A
MANE Select: NM_000260
dbSNP: rs1956002675
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:77190775 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.995 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.73 · 1 PDB
Residue 1277: the ferm 1 domain

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

Disease context

Usher syndrome type 1B — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

MYO7A p.Ala1277= Likely benign ★ same residue
MYO7A p.Ala1288Pro Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
MYO7A p.Arg1168Gln Pathogenic ★★★ ⚠ same condition
MYO7A p.Arg1873Gln Pathogenic ★★★ ⚠ same condition
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

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/myo7a-p-ala1277thr (accessed [today's date]).

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