Is TRAF3 p.Ser439= (c.1317C>G) pathogenic?

TRAF3 p.Ser439= (c.1317C>G) is classified Likely benign in TRAF3 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-03-04). Very rare (popmax 0.000169%, nfe); Associated with herpes simplex encephalitis, susceptibility to, 3.

What condition is associated with TRAF3 p.Ser439= (c.1317C>G)?

TRAF3 p.Ser439= (c.1317C>G) is associated with herpes simplex encephalitis, susceptibility to, 3 (ClinVar).

How common is TRAF3 p.Ser439= (c.1317C>G) in the general population?

TRAF3 p.Ser439= (c.1317C>G) is very rare (popmax 0.000169%, nfe) (gnomAD).

TRAF3 p.Ser439=

c.1317C>G · rs1890539980 · VCV1092068

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000169%, 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 -4.8	GERP -3.9
Overall
CADD	0.992	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000169% European (non-Finnish) · 2/1,180,042 alleles

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

Overall 0.000124% 2/1,614,234 alleles · very rare exomes 2/1,461,894 · genomes 0/152,340 · joint denominator

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.Ser439=
Coding: c.1317C>G
MANE Select: NM_145725
dbSNP: rs1890539980
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr14:102905394 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.321 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 88.26 · 10 PDB
Residue 439: the math domain; 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); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in imd132b; likely pathogenic); a β-strand

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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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-ser439 (accessed [today's date]).

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