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

MT-TC:m.5820C>A

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Nomenclaturem.5820C>AchrMT:5820|Not in ClinVar

Typemitochondrial tRNA variant

InheritanceMitochondrial

gnomAD mtDNA

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15.2 · Q2 possibly pathogenic

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MITOMAPReported

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Disease: Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibres (MERRF)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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ATTCAATATGAAAATCACCTCGGAGCTGGTAAAAAGAGGCC

MT-TC (L-strand) · ends m.5826

MT-TY (L-strand) · starts m.5826

m.5800–5840 of the revised Cambridge Reference Sequence (NC_012920.1); the boxed base is m.5820 C→A.

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)

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Variant interpretation · expect a security check

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m.5820C>A

Resolving variant against ClinVar, gnomAD and Ensembl…

MT-TC:m.5820C>A

Where it sits in the mitochondrial genome

Population Allele Frequencies

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MT-TC:m.5820C>A

Where it sits in the mitochondrial genome

Population Allele Frequencies

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