Is TNC p.Cys315= (c.945C>T) pathogenic?

TNC p.Cys315= (c.945C>T) is classified Benign/Likely benign in TNC (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 7 submitters; last evaluated 2024-11-25). Rare (popmax 0.79%, afr); Associated with autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 56.

What condition is associated with TNC p.Cys315= (c.945C>T)?

TNC p.Cys315= (c.945C>T) is associated with autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 56 (ClinVar).

How common is TNC p.Cys315= (c.945C>T) in the general population?

TNC p.Cys315= (c.945C>T) is rare (popmax 0.79%, afr) (gnomAD).

TNC p.Cys315=

c.945C>T · rs148465701 · VCV776446

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 7 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.79%, afr)

Conditions

autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 56

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 0.53	phastCons 0.99
Overall
CADD	6.355	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.79% African / African-American · 593/75,050 alleles

Filtering AF 0.738% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.717%

Overall 0.0397% 640/1,613,930 alleles · rare exomes 318/1,461,604 · genomes 322/152,326 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.79%	127
Middle Eastern	0.0495%	2,021
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.04%	2,500
Admixed American	0.0217%	4,617
South Asian	0.0011%	91,088
European (non-Finnish)	0.000424%	236,002

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: TNC
Protein: p.Cys315=
Coding: c.945C>T
MANE Select: NM_002160
dbSNP: rs148465701
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:115086786 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.608 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 75.48 · 21 PDB
Residue 315: the egf-like 6 domain; a disulfide bond

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

Disease context

autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 56 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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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/tnc-p-cys315 (accessed [today's date]).

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