Viewing single variant in MT-CO1

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

MT-CO1:m.6962G>A (p.Leu353=)

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Nomenclaturem.6962G>Ap.Leu353=chrMT:6962|Not in ClinVar

TypeSynonymous

InheritanceMitochondrial

gnomAD mtDNA

229 hom · 2 het

of 56,419 genomes

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MITOMAPReported

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Disease: Possible helper variant for 15927AReported as: homoplasmicGenBank: 1,587 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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CTTTTCACCGTAGGTGGCCTGACTGGCATTGTATTAGCAAA

MT-CO1

m.6942–6982 of the revised Cambridge Reference Sequence (NC_012920.1); the boxed base is m.6962 G→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)

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.6962G>A

Resolving variant against ClinVar, gnomAD and Ensembl…

MT-CO1:m.6962G>A (p.Leu353=)

Where it sits in the mitochondrial genome

Lollipop Plot — Protein Context & Regional Constraint

Population Allele Frequencies

Mechanism of Pathogenicity

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MT-CO1:m.6962G>A (p.Leu353=)

Where it sits in the mitochondrial genome

Lollipop Plot — Protein Context & Regional Constraint

Population Allele Frequencies

Mechanism of Pathogenicity

External Resources