NM_001040108.2:c.481T>C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -1 ACMG points: 0P and 1B. BP4

The NM_001040108.2(MLH3):​c.481T>C​(p.Cys161Arg) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000031 in 1,614,028 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 13/22 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000034 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

MLH3
NM_001040108.2 missense

Scores

4
15

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:3

Conservation

PhyloP100: 1.77

Publications

0 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
MLH3 (HGNC:7128): (mutL homolog 3) This gene is a member of the MutL-homolog (MLH) family of DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. MLH genes are implicated in maintaining genomic integrity during DNA replication and after meiotic recombination. The protein encoded by this gene functions as a heterodimer with other family members. Somatic mutations in this gene frequently occur in tumors exhibiting microsatellite instability, and germline mutations have been linked to hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer type 7 (HNPCC7). Several alternatively spliced transcript variants have been identified, but the full-length nature of only two transcript variants has been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
MLH3 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 7
    Inheritance: AD, AR Classification: MODERATE, LIMITED Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, ClinGen, Laboratory for Molecular Medicine

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -1 ACMG points.

BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.29066026).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
MLH3NM_001040108.2 linkc.481T>C p.Cys161Arg missense_variant Exon 2 of 13 ENST00000355774.7 NP_001035197.1 Q9UHC1-1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
MLH3ENST00000355774.7 linkc.481T>C p.Cys161Arg missense_variant Exon 2 of 13 5 NM_001040108.2 ENSP00000348020.2 Q9UHC1-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152146
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.0000147
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.0000159
AC:
4
AN:
251460
AF XY:
0.00000736
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.0000264
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.000163
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000335
AC:
49
AN:
1461882
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
35
AF XY:
0.0000316
AC XY:
23
AN XY:
727240
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
33480
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
44724
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
26136
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
39700
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
86258
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
53410
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5768
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.0000414
AC:
46
AN:
1112010
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.0000497
AC:
3
AN:
60396
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.487
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
3
6
9
12
15
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Variant carriers
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>80
Age
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152146
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.00
AC XY:
0
AN XY:
74324
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
41436
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
15264
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3472
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5196
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4836
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
10606
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
316
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.0000147
AC:
1
AN:
68018
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
2090
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.525
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
0
1
1
2
2
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het
Variant carriers
0
2
4
6
8
10
<30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
50-55
55-60
60-65
65-70
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>80
Age
Alfa
AF:
0.0000508
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.00000756
ESP6500AA
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
ESP6500EA
AF:
0.000116
AC:
1
ExAC
AF:
0.00000824
AC:
1
EpiCase
AF:
0.00
EpiControl
AF:
0.0000593

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance
Submissions summary: Uncertain:3
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not specified Uncertain:1
Apr 05, 2025
Ambry Genetics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The p.C161R variant (also known as c.481T>C), located in coding exon 1 of the MLH3 gene, results from a T to C substitution at nucleotide position 481. The cysteine at codon 161 is replaced by arginine, an amino acid with highly dissimilar properties. This amino acid position is conserved. In addition, the in silico prediction for this alteration is inconclusive. Since supporting evidence is limited at this time, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -

Colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 7 Uncertain:1
Jul 26, 2019
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

In summary, the available evidence is currently insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease. Therefore, it has been classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. Algorithms developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function (SIFT, PolyPhen-2, Align-GVGD) all suggest that this variant is likely to be tolerated, but these predictions have not been confirmed by published functional studies and their clinical significance is uncertain. This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals with MLH3-related disease. This variant is present in population databases (rs368724856, ExAC 0.001%). This sequence change replaces cysteine with arginine at codon 161 of the MLH3 protein (p.Cys161Arg). The cysteine residue is weakly conserved and there is a large physicochemical difference between cysteine and arginine. -

Colorectal cancer;C0476089:Endometrial carcinoma;C1858380:Colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 7 Uncertain:1
Apr 12, 2024
Fulgent Genetics, Fulgent Genetics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.19
BayesDel_addAF
Benign
-0.034
T
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.18
CADD
Benign
18
DANN
Benign
0.97
DEOGEN2
Benign
0.34
T;.;.;T;.
Eigen
Benign
-0.24
Eigen_PC
Benign
-0.072
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.89
D
LIST_S2
Benign
0.85
D;D;D;.;D
M_CAP
Benign
0.026
D
MetaRNN
Benign
0.29
T;T;T;T;T
MetaSVM
Benign
-0.39
T
MutationAssessor
Benign
0.73
N;N;.;N;.
PhyloP100
1.8
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.51
T
PROVEAN
Uncertain
-3.7
D;.;D;D;D
REVEL
Uncertain
0.36
Sift
Benign
0.28
T;.;T;T;T
Sift4G
Benign
0.34
T;T;T;T;.
Polyphen
0.048
B;B;.;B;.
Vest4
0.16
MVP
0.87
MPC
0.18
ClinPred
0.19
T
GERP RS
3.2
Varity_R
0.35
gMVP
0.70
Mutation Taster
=76/24
polymorphism

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)
0.020
Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Publications

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs368724856; hg19: chr14-75515878; API