Is MYO7A p.Ala353= (c.1059C>T) pathogenic?

MYO7A p.Ala353= (c.1059C>T) is classified Likely benign in MYO7A (ClinVar, Single submitter, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2023-09-14). Very rare (popmax 0.00891%, eas); Associated with Usher syndrome type 1B.

What condition is associated with MYO7A p.Ala353= (c.1059C>T)?

MYO7A p.Ala353= (c.1059C>T) is associated with Usher syndrome type 1B (ClinVar).

How common is MYO7A p.Ala353= (c.1059C>T) in the general population?

MYO7A p.Ala353= (c.1059C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00891%, eas) (gnomAD).

MYO7A p.Ala353=

c.1059C>T · rs573947142 · VCV796408

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00891%, eas)

Conditions

Usher syndrome type 1B

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 0.39	GERP 1.3, phastCons 0.99
Overall
CADD	10.3	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00891% East Asian · 4/44,872 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00298% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0018%

Overall 0.000372% 6/1,613,216 alleles · very rare exomes 5/1,461,042 · genomes 1/152,174 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00891%	11,218
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,474
South Asian	0.0011%	91,058

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.Ala353=
Coding: c.1059C>T
MANE Select: NM_000260
dbSNP: rs573947142
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:77159502 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.995 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.73 · 1 PDB
Residue 353: the myosin motor 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.Ala353Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
MYO7A p.Ala353_Thr354insTer Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same residue
MYO7A p.Ala353Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ 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

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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-p-ala353 (accessed [today's date]).

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