Is TMPRSS3 p.His444= (c.1332C>T) pathogenic?

TMPRSS3 p.His444= (c.1332C>T) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in TMPRSS3 (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 6 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-24). Rare (popmax 0.829%, eas); Associated with autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss 8.

What condition is associated with TMPRSS3 p.His444= (c.1332C>T)?

TMPRSS3 p.His444= (c.1332C>T) is associated with autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss 8 (ClinVar).

How common is TMPRSS3 p.His444= (c.1332C>T) in the general population?

TMPRSS3 p.His444= (c.1332C>T) is rare (popmax 0.829%, eas) (gnomAD).

TMPRSS3 p.His444=

c.1332C>T · rs186972955 · VCV178547

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 6 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.829%, eas)

Conditions

autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss 8

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 -12	GERP -5
Overall
CADD	1.927	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.829% East Asian · 372/44,860 alleles

Filtering AF 0.76% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.733%

Overall 0.0634% 1,023/1,613,728 alleles · rare exomes 910/1,461,498 · genomes 113/152,230 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.829%	121
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0656%	1,524
South Asian	0.0648%	1,544
Admixed American	0.0516%	1,936
European (non-Finnish)	0.0425%	2,355
African / African-American	0.0173%	5,771
Middle Eastern	0.0165%	6,062
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00786%	12,730

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: TMPRSS3
Protein: p.His444=
Coding: c.1332C>T
MANE Select: NM_001256317
dbSNP: rs186972955
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr21:42375728 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.106 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 87.09
Residue 444: the peptidase s1 domain

Full TMPRSS3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss 8 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

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TMPRSS3 c.446+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
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TMPRSS3 p.Ala306Val 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/tmprss3-p-his444 (accessed [today's date]).

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