Is CCDC40 p.Ala512= (c.1536G>A) pathogenic?

CCDC40 p.Ala512= (c.1536G>A) is classified Likely benign in CCDC40 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2026-01-02). Very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas); Associated with primary ciliary dyskinesia.

What condition is associated with CCDC40 p.Ala512= (c.1536G>A)?

CCDC40 p.Ala512= (c.1536G>A) is associated with primary ciliary dyskinesia (ClinVar).

How common is CCDC40 p.Ala512= (c.1536G>A) in the general population?

CCDC40 p.Ala512= (c.1536G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas) (gnomAD).

How is Primary ciliary dyskinesia inherited?

Typically Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

CCDC40 p.Ala512=

c.1536G>A · rs1430373125 · VCV1949251

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas)

Conditions

primary ciliary dyskinesia

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -20	GERP -4.1
Overall
CADD	0.036	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0022% South Asian · 2/91,062 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000365% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000137%

Overall 0.00031% 5/1,612,666 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0022%	45,531
Admixed American	0.00167%	59,984
European (non-Finnish)	0.00017%	589,957

Rarity supports pathogenicity (ACMG PM2); frequency above a disease-specific BA1/BS1 threshold argues against it. A variant frequent in one ancestry group can be near-absent in others, so a single global figure can mislead.

Variant & gene context

Gene: CCDC40
Protein: p.Ala512=
Coding: c.1536G>A
MANE Select: NM_017950
dbSNP: rs1430373125
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:80065580 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.962 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 71.70 · 1 PDB

Full CCDC40 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

primary ciliary dyskinesia — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Primary ciliary dyskinesia (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive
Onset: Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-5 / 10 000 (Pakistan)

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Built on 18 open, versioned datasets — ClinVar, gnomAD, AlphaMissense, REVEL, ClinGen & more — plus Sugi Variant's own cross-source analysis. Source data 2026-01–2026-10, ClinVar 2026-10. Full sources & versions →

Cite Sugi Variant

Gür T. Sugi Variant: A Deterministic Per-Variant Germline Reference from a Knowledge Graph for Humans and AI Agents. 2026. doi:10.5281/zenodo.21509445. This variant: https://sugi.bio/variant/ccdc40-p-ala512 (accessed [today's date]).

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