Is TRAF3 p.Ala256= (c.768C>T) pathogenic?

TRAF3 p.Ala256= (c.768C>T) is classified Likely benign in TRAF3 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-07-16). Very rare (popmax 0.00446%, eas); Associated with herpes simplex encephalitis, susceptibility to, 3.

What condition is associated with TRAF3 p.Ala256= (c.768C>T)?

TRAF3 p.Ala256= (c.768C>T) is associated with herpes simplex encephalitis, susceptibility to, 3 (ClinVar).

How common is TRAF3 p.Ala256= (c.768C>T) in the general population?

TRAF3 p.Ala256= (c.768C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00446%, eas) (gnomAD).

TRAF3 p.Ala256=

c.768C>T · rs757652604 · VCV1146654

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00446%, eas)

Conditions

herpes simplex encephalitis, susceptibility to, 3

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 -13	GERP -4.1
Overall
CADD	0.405	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00446% East Asian · 2/44,884 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000739% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000276%

Overall 0.000744% 12/1,613,510 alleles · very rare exomes 12/1,461,140 · genomes 0/152,370 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00446%	22,442
Ashkenazi Jewishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00338%	29,598
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,490
African / African-American	0.00133%	75,062
European (non-Finnish)	0.000593%	168,555

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: TRAF3
Protein: p.Ala256=
Coding: c.768C>T
MANE Select: NM_145725
dbSNP: rs757652604
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr14:102891366 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.321 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 88.26 · 10 PDB
Residue 256: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in imd132b; likely pathogenic; decreased traf3 mrna and protein levels and absence of a truncated traf3 protein in patient cells)

Full TRAF3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

herpes simplex encephalitis, susceptibility to, 3 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

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TRAF3 p.Ala371Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
TRAF3 p.Ala371Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
TRAF3 p.Ala78Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
TRAF3 p.Ala90Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
TRAF3 p.Arg25Cys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ 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/traf3-p-ala256 (accessed [today's date]).

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