# NM_000260.4(MYO7A):c.2209G>T (p.Glu737Ter)

https://sugi.bio/variant/myo7a-p-glu737ter

## Summary

**MYO7A p.Glu737Ter (c.2209G>T)** is classified **Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic** in MYO7A (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-01-09). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss 2.

**At a glance:** Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic · review: Multiple submitters · 2 submitters · 1 linked condition · absent from gnomAD v4.1

## For patients & families {#patients}

This is a change in the MYO7A gene that is considered likely disease-causing, submitted by 2 submitters, and is linked to autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss 2.

*Reference information, not medical advice, and not a prediction for any individual. A genetic counselor or clinician can interpret what it means for you and your family.*

**Support & next steps:** [Condition overview & support (NIH GARD)](https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/0022582/index) · [Find a genetic counselor (NSGC)](https://findageneticcounselor.nsgc.org/).

## Identity {#identity}

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Gene | [MYO7A](https://sugi.bio/atlas/gene/MYO7A/) |
| Protein change (HGVS p.) | p.Glu737Ter |
| Coding change (HGVS c.) | c.2209G>T |
| MANE Select transcript | [NM_000260](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/NM_000260) |
| Variant type | single nucleotide variant |
| Location | chr11:77177570-77177570 (GRCh38) |
| ClinVar | [VCV3601459](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/3601459/) |

**All HGVS expressions:** `LRG_1420:g.54325G>T`, `LRG_1420t1:c.2209G>T`, `NC_000011.10:g.77177570G>T`, `NC_000011.9:g.76888616G>T`, `NG_009086.2:g.54325G>T`, `NM_000260.4:c.2209G>T`, `NM_001127180.2:c.2209G>T`, `NM_001369365.1:c.2176G>T`

## Computational & population evidence {#evidence}

**Concordance:** 1 independent predictor **concordant** with the ClinVar classification.

- **Missense predictors (AlphaMissense/REVEL/SaProt) do not apply** to this variant type — they score amino-acid substitutions only. For non-missense variants the computational signal comes from conservation (below), not from a missing predictor score.
- Conservation: phyloP 11.816, GERP 1.59, phastCons 1 — highly conserved position (PP3-type support)
- Molecular consequence: **nonsense (stop-gain)** — a predicted loss-of-function variant. Gene population constraint: LOEUF 0.995, pLI 2.4072e-62. *Descriptive; not an applied PVS1 code.*
- Nonsense-mediated decay: the premature termination codon is **in exon 19 of 49**, so the transcript is predicted to undergo NMD.
- CADD: **PHRED 46.0**. No single ClinGen-calibrated threshold exists and the expert panels that use CADD disagree — GUCY2D/AIPL1 require ≥ 20.0 for an untranslated-region variant, ABCA4 ≥ 28.1 for a synonymous or indel variant, the Pulmonary Hypertension panel imports Pejaver 2022's missense-calibrated numbers, and the Antibody Deficiencies panel declines CADD entirely for PIK3CD. CADD v1.7 also incorporates Zoonomia phyloP, so it partly re-expresses the conservation above. *Descriptive; no threshold applied.*
- SpliceAI: **not assessed** — no allele at this position is in our SpliceAI release, either because it lies outside the scored MANE transcript scope or because every allele is below Δ0.2. We cannot tell which, so this claims neither; absence is not evidence against a splicing effect.
- Population frequency: **absent from gnomAD v4.1** — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

*Computational predictors are not independent (ClinGen Variant Classification guidance): AlphaMissense (Cheng et al. 2023) carries the ACMG weight for missense and conservation (phyloP/GERP/phastCons) for non-missense; REVEL (Pejaver-2022 calibrated strength bands) and SaProt (Su et al. 2023, structure-aware, ClinVar-independent protein language model, raw LLR) are shown as orthogonal agreement signals, not additive. For frequency, the gnomAD v4.1 grpmax filtering allele frequency (FAF95) is ClinGen's designated BA1/BS1 input (gnomAD v4 guidance v3.0, June 2025); BA1/BS1 thresholds are disease-specific, not a blanket 5%. Predictions, not a clinical determination.*

## Gene constraint & dosage {#gene-context}

**MYO7A** population constraint: LOEUF 0.995, pLI 2.4072e-62, missense-Z 0.076546. *Lower LOEUF and higher pLI indicate a gene that tolerates loss-of-function poorly; ClinGen dosage is the curated haploinsufficiency call.*

Curated gene–disease validity (ClinGen):

- **Usher syndrome type 1** — Definitive (AR)
- **nonsyndromic genetic hearing loss** — Definitive (AD)

## Protein context {#protein}

Residue **737** lies in the myosin motor domain.

AlphaFold model confidence (whole protein): pLDDT 77.73, 16% of residues very-high.

**1 experimental structure(s)** (PDB): [5MV9](https://www.rcsb.org/structure/5MV9).

## What this gene does {#gene-function}

*Describes the biological roles of MYO7A (the gene this variant disrupts) — not effects measured for this specific variant. A damaging variant is expected to affect these functions and pathways; the degree depends on the variant.*

**How this variant is thought to act:** MYO7A's established molecular role includes microfilament motor activity. p.Glu737Ter falls in the myosin motor domain.


### Pathways affected {#pathways}

MYO7A participates in **3 Reactome pathways** (⚕ = disease pathway):

| Pathway (Reactome) | Evidence |
| --- | --- |
| [The canonical retinoid cycle in rods (twilight vision)](https://reactome.org/content/detail/R-HSA-2453902) | curated |
| [Sensory processing of sound by inner hair cells of the cochlea](https://reactome.org/content/detail/R-HSA-9662360) | electronic |
| [Sensory processing of sound by outer hair cells of the cochlea](https://reactome.org/content/detail/R-HSA-9662361) | electronic |

### Molecular function & processes (GO — experimentally supported) {#go}

**Molecular function:** microfilament motor activity, calmodulin binding, spectrin binding, actin filament binding.

**Biological process:** lysosome organization, visual perception, sensory perception of sound, actin filament-based movement, sensory perception of light stimulus, equilibrioception.

## Clinical significance {#significance}

**Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic** — review status Multiple submitters *(criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts)*, last evaluated 2025-01-09.

**Submitter consensus:** conflicting (1 Pathogenic, 1 Likely pathogenic).

**Submission history:** 2 submissions (2019–2025); classifications have differed over time.

### Submitter classifications {#submitters}

| Submitter | Classification | Review | Method | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Institute of Rare Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter | research | 2025-01-09 |
| Blueprint Genetics | Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter | clinical testing | 2019-10-30 |

## Associated conditions {#conditions}

[autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss 2](https://sugi.bio/atlas/disease/autosomal-recessive-nonsyndromic-hearing-loss-2/).

**Reported phenotype names (ClinVar):** Autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss 2, MYO7A-related disorder, NEUROSENSORY NONSYNDROMIC RECESSIVE DEAFNESS 2, DEAFNESS, AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE 2, MYO7A-related disorders.

## Similar variants {#similar}

Related MYO7A variant pages (same residue, condition, or type): [MYO7A p.Glu737Gly](/variant/myo7a-p-glu737gly), [MYO7A p.Arg1168Gln](/variant/myo7a-p-arg1168gln), [MYO7A p.Arg1873Gln](/variant/myo7a-p-arg1873gln), [MYO7A p.Arg395Cys](/variant/myo7a-p-arg395cys), [MYO7A p.Arg668Cys](/variant/myo7a-p-arg668cys), [MYO7A p.Arg853His](/variant/myo7a-p-arg853his), [MYO7A p.Glu968Asp](/variant/myo7a-p-glu968asp), [MYO7A p.Gly2187Asp](/variant/myo7a-p-gly2187asp).

### Data sources & attribution {#sources}

ClinVar (NCBI — public domain, built 2026-10-14); gnomAD v4.1 (Broad Institute, built 2026-10-14); AlphaMissense (Cheng et al. 2023, © Google DeepMind — CC BY 4.0, built 2026-01-27); REVEL (Ioannidis et al. 2016 — ODbL, built 2026-07-13); SaProt (Su et al. 2023 — MIT, built 2026-10-14); SpliceAI (Illumina — free for non-commercial use, built 2026-10-13); CADD (Rentzsch et al. 2019, University of Washington — free for non-commercial use, built 2026-10-10); Conservation (phyloP/phastCons/GERP) (UCSC hg38 470-way mammal (Hiller Lab) + Ensembl Compara, built 2026-07-12); gnomAD Non-coding Constraint (Gnocchi) (Chen et al. 2024, Broad Institute — CC0, built 2026-10-11); gnomAD Regional Missense Constraint (Broad Institute — CC0, built 2026-10-13); Pangolin (Zeng & Li 2022 — CC BY 4.0, built 2026-10-11); Repeat regions (UCSC — RepeatMasker, TRF, segmental duplications, built 2026-10-11); ClinGen (ClinGen, built 2026-09-22); UniProt (CC BY 4.0); Reactome / GO (CC BY 4.0, built 2026-09-23); MaveDB (per-record license, built 2026-10-11); CIViC (CC0, built 2026-09-22); Orphanet (Orphanet, built 2026-06-12)

*Primary record: NCBI ClinVar (variation 3601459). Classifications reflect these databases as of the page's build date and may change. Free reference use — not medical advice; consult the primary submitters and a clinician.*