Is TP53 p.Leu344= (c.1032G>A) pathogenic?

TP53 p.Leu344= (c.1032G>A) is classified Benign/Likely benign in TP53 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2025-04-04). Very rare (popmax 0.000169%, nfe); Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with TP53 p.Leu344= (c.1032G>A)?

TP53 p.Leu344= (c.1032G>A) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, Li-Fraumeni syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is TP53 p.Leu344= (c.1032G>A) in the general population?

TP53 p.Leu344= (c.1032G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.000169%, nfe) (gnomAD).

TP53 p.Leu344=

c.1032G>A · rs752189180 · VCV220903

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000169%, nfe)

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

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 -0.28	GERP -2.4, phastCons 0.18
Overall
CADD	8.193	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000169% European (non-Finnish) · 2/1,180,014 alleles

Filtering AF 2.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.1e-05%

Overall 0.000137% 2/1,461,834 alleles · very rare

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: TP53
Protein: p.Leu344=
Coding: c.1032G>A
MANE Select: NM_000546
dbSNP: rs752189180
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:7670677 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.449 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 75.83 · 321 PDB
Residue 344: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in lfs; germline mutation and in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation; impaired ability to tetramerize and undergo liquid-liquid phase separation); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in a sporadic cancer; somatic mutation); the 'interaction with carm1' region; an α-helix; the 'interaction with hipk2' region; the 'oligomerization' region; the 'interaction with hipk1' region

Full TP53 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

hereditary neoplastic syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: Li-Fraumeni syndrome

Similar variants

TP53 p.Leu344Arg Likely pathogenic ★★★ same residue
TP53 p.Leu344Pro Likely pathogenic ★★★ same residue
TP53 p.Leu344Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
TP53 p.Leu344Met Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
TP53 c.375+5G>A Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
TP53 c.919+1G>A Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
TP53 c.97-1G>A Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
TP53 p.Ala138Pro 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/tp53-p-leu344 (accessed [today's date]).

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