MLH1

mutL homolog 1

Summary

The protein encoded by this gene can heterodimerize with mismatch repair endonuclease PMS2 to form MutL alpha, part of the DNA mismatch repair system. When MutL alpha is bound by MutS beta and some accessory proteins, the PMS2 subunit of MutL alpha introduces a single-strand break near DNA mismatches, providing an entry point for exonuclease degradation. The encoded protein is also involved in DNA damage signaling and can heterodimerize with DNA mismatch repair protein MLH3 to form MutL gamma, which is involved in meiosis. This gene was identified as a locus frequently mutated in hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC). [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2017]

Known Variants2,712 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs93111493:37,030,175C/Abenign
rs345664563:37,034,446G/Cbenign
rs7464155563:37,034,562T/Cuncertain significance
rs3699294653:37,034,615G/Alikely benign
rs12512657043:37,034,621A/Clikely benign
rs9091244473:37,034,625G/Alikely benign
rs13749610813:37,034,633A/Tlikely benign
rs9421076223:37,034,638C/Glikely benign
rs11849997573:37,034,670A/Guncertain significance
rs15753726923:37,034,702C/Tuncertain significance
rs8766582673:37,034,705C/Tuncertain significance
rs8766595073:37,034,707C/Tuncertain significance
rs24705894133:37,034,712C/Guncertain significance
rs15753727213:37,034,713C/Tuncertain significance
rs8945940843:37,034,714T/Cuncertain significance
rs5644601593:37,034,715A/Guncertain significance
rs24705894703:37,034,719G/Cuncertain significance
rs21256915303:37,034,731G/Auncertain significance
rs24705895513:37,034,732T/Auncertain significance
rs24705895813:37,034,735T/Auncertain significance
rs5877821103:37,034,736C/Tuncertain significance
rs15753728153:37,034,737C/Tuncertain significance
rs20808584853:37,034,738C/Tuncertain significance
rs15753728273:37,034,739C/Guncertain significance
rs15753728383:37,034,740G/Auncertain significance
rs24705896553:37,034,741A/Guncertain significance
rs24705896873:37,034,744T/Auncertain significance
rs13723310613:37,034,745C/Guncertain significance
rs12491054993:37,034,746C/Tuncertain significance
rs5877819293:37,034,751A/Guncertain significance
rs15753729193:37,034,753C/Tuncertain significance
rs8766595323:37,034,754G/Tuncertain significance
rs8766582003:37,034,759A/Guncertain significance
rs5877821673:37,034,760A/Guncertain significance
rs11646760063:37,034,765A/Cuncertain significance
rs15753730093:37,034,766A/Guncertain significance
rs24705898983:37,034,769G/Auncertain significance
rs350322943:37,034,770C/Tuncertain significance
rs24705899433:37,034,773A/Guncertain significance
rs20808599703:37,034,774C/Auncertain significance
rs1127653293:37,034,777C/Auncertain significance
rs5877826853:37,034,778G/Auncertain significance
rs15753730903:37,034,780T/Cuncertain significance
rs24705900613:37,034,781C/Auncertain significance
rs14398808243:37,034,782T/Guncertain significance
rs24705900993:37,034,783C/Auncertain significance
rs24705901173:37,034,785A/Guncertain significance
rs10006076633:37,034,786A/Cuncertain significance
rs5499438733:37,034,787C/Tuncertain significance
rs5877817313:37,034,788G/Tlikely benign
rs20808609633:37,034,789C/Auncertain significance
rs10197160483:37,034,790G/Cuncertain significance
rs7862029423:37,034,791C/Guncertain significance
rs7862023613:37,034,795C/Tuncertain significance
rs24705902703:37,034,796G/Cuncertain significance
rs15753732213:37,034,798A/Guncertain significance
rs15753732803:37,034,804T/Auncertain significance
rs13502417203:37,034,806C/Guncertain significance
rs5877826313:37,034,809G/Clikely benign
rs12366506553:37,034,810G/Auncertain significance
rs15753734073:37,034,812A/Guncertain significance
rs14302288803:37,034,815G/Tuncertain significance
rs9695946493:37,034,816G/Auncertain significance
rs14053744033:37,034,817G/Auncertain significance
rs5877819223:37,034,818C/Guncertain significance
rs9093786843:37,034,819A/Cuncertain significance
rs15753736033:37,034,820G/Tuncertain significance
rs8766594373:37,034,821T/Cuncertain significance
rs9421602513:37,034,822A/Tuncertain significance
rs20808647143:37,034,823G/Auncertain significance
rs15753736813:37,034,824C/Auncertain significance
rs7476384913:37,034,825C/Guncertain significance
rs5762458243:37,034,826G/Auncertain significance
rs8766594023:37,034,829T/Guncertain significance
rs20808657433:37,034,830C/Tuncertain significance
rs24705913313:37,034,831A/Guncertain significance
rs15753737753:37,034,832G/Auncertain significance
rs24705914013:37,034,833G/Tuncertain significance
rs7862029113:37,034,834G/Tuncertain significance
rs24705914863:37,034,836G/Auncertain significance
rs15753738473:37,034,837G/Auncertain significance
rs8766582693:37,034,840C/Tuncertain significance
rs5293630613:37,034,841G/Auncertain significance
rs24705916363:37,034,843A/Guncertain significance
rs24705917103:37,034,844G/Tuncertain significance
rs5658910173:37,034,922G/Tconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs8860583803:37,034,925T/Cuncertain significance
rs5877788863:37,034,932C/Gpathogenic
rs7724828203:37,034,938C/Guncertain significance
rs46472043:37,034,939T/Clikely benign
rs18007343:37,034,946G/Aregulatory region variantbenign
rs5580517153:37,034,953G/Auncertain significance
rs13063624963:37,034,976G/Auncertain significance
rs14175310953:37,034,977T/Cuncertain significance
rs10647947493:37,034,991C/Tuncertain significance
rs5877814593:37,034,996C/Tuncertain significance
rs412850973:37,034,997C/Guncertain significance
rs7498844193:37,035,002A/Guncertain significance
rs10647941463:37,035,004C/Tuncertain significance
rs7807023563:37,035,005A/Clikely benign

Showing 100 of 2,712 variants. Use the SNP search for the full list.

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.