Viewing single variant in MT-ND6

Uncertain Significance (VUS)Not in ClinVar or MITOMAP — mtDNA classification needs case-level review

MT-ND6:m.14538A>G (p.Phe46Leu)

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Nomenclaturem.14538A>Gp.Phe46LeuchrMT:14538|Not in ClinVar

TypeMissense

InheritanceMitochondrial

gnomAD mtDNA

Absent

of 56,432 genomes

SIFT

tolerated (0.09)

PolyPhen

benign (0.003)

ESM1b

-3.47

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MITOMAPReported

Live entry

Disease: Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON)Reported as: homoplasmicGenBank: 0 sequences

MITOMAP (mitomap.org), CC BY 3.0 · disease table as of 2026-10-07

Where it sits in the mitochondrial genome

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proteinrRNAtRNAouter ring H-strand · inner L-strandMITOMAP confirmedreported (as of 2026-10-07)

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ACCCATATAACCTCCCCCAAAATTCAGAATAATAACACACC

MT-ND6 (L-strand)

m.14518–14558 of the revised Cambridge Reference Sequence (NC_012920.1); the boxed base is m.14538 A→G.

37 genes from Ensembl (rCRS numbering, matched to MITOMAP’s Gene Loci); landmarks and disease alleles from MITOMAP (CC BY 3.0). Circular layout after MitoWheel.

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Franklin (Genoox)

AI-powered curation

MITOMAP

mtDNA variant database · expect a security check

VarSome

Variant interpretation · expect a security check

OMIM

Gene & phenotype

gnomAD

mtDNA frequencies (v3.1)

UCSC Browser

Genome browser

m.14538A>G

Resolving variant against ClinVar, gnomAD and Ensembl…

MT-ND6:m.14538A>G (p.Phe46Leu)

Where it sits in the mitochondrial genome

Lollipop Plot — Protein Context & Regional Constraint

Population Allele Frequencies

Mechanism of Pathogenicity

External Resources

MT-ND6:m.14538A>G (p.Phe46Leu)

Where it sits in the mitochondrial genome

Lollipop Plot — Protein Context & Regional Constraint

Population Allele Frequencies

Mechanism of Pathogenicity

External Resources