Is TRAF3 p.Arg398= (c.1194C>T) pathogenic?

TRAF3 p.Arg398= (c.1194C>T) is classified Likely benign in TRAF3 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 5 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-25). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0628%, nfe); Associated with herpes simplex encephalitis, susceptibility to, 3.

What condition is associated with TRAF3 p.Arg398= (c.1194C>T)?

TRAF3 p.Arg398= (c.1194C>T) is associated with herpes simplex encephalitis, susceptibility to, 3 (ClinVar).

How common is TRAF3 p.Arg398= (c.1194C>T) in the general population?

TRAF3 p.Arg398= (c.1194C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0628%, nfe) (gnomAD).

TRAF3 p.Arg398=

c.1194C>T · rs151258452 · VCV712835

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 5 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0628%, nfe)

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 0.14	GERP -3.9, phastCons 0.93
Overall
CADD	8.992	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0628% European (non-Finnish) · 741/1,180,056 alleles

Filtering AF 0.059% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0575%

Overall 0.0489% 789/1,614,238 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 739/1,461,872 · genomes 50/152,366 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
European (non-Finnish)grpmax	0.0628%	1,593
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0368%	2,718
Admixed American	0.0133%	7,504
African / African-American	0.012%	8,342
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00937%	10,668
Ashkenazi Jewishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00676%	14,802

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.Arg398=
Coding: c.1194C>T
MANE Select: NM_145725
dbSNP: rs151258452
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr14:102905271 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.321 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 88.26 · 10 PDB
Residue 398: 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); an α-helix; the '(microbial infection) interaction with glycoprotein n of andes and new york hantaviruses' region

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

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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/traf3-p-arg398 (accessed [today's date]).

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