Is CCDC78 p.Ser361= (c.1083C>T) pathogenic?

CCDC78 p.Ser361= (c.1083C>T) is classified Likely benign in CCDC78 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2026-01-06). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0855%, amr); Associated with congenital myopathy with internal nuclei and atypical cores.

What condition is associated with CCDC78 p.Ser361= (c.1083C>T)?

CCDC78 p.Ser361= (c.1083C>T) is associated with congenital myopathy with internal nuclei and atypical cores (ClinVar).

How common is CCDC78 p.Ser361= (c.1083C>T) in the general population?

CCDC78 p.Ser361= (c.1083C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0855%, amr) (gnomAD).

CCDC78 p.Ser361=

Q: How is Congenital myopathy with internal nuclei and atypical cores inherited?

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

c.1083C>T · rs763378541 · VCV774569

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0855%, amr)

Conditions

congenital myopathy with internal nuclei and atypical cores

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.041	moderately benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.86	GERP -2.2, phastCons 0.35
Overall
CADD	4.482	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0855% Admixed American · 50/58,490 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0666% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0598%

Overall 0.00318% 51/1,601,378 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.0855%	1,170
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00162%	61,896

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: CCDC78
Protein: p.Ser361=
Coding: c.1083C>T
MANE Select: NM_001378030
dbSNP: rs763378541
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:723907 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.615 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 66.65
Residue 361: the 'disordered' region

Full CCDC78 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

congenital myopathy with internal nuclei and atypical cores — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Congenital myopathy with internal nuclei and atypical cores (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Neonatal

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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/ccdc78-p-ser361 (accessed [today's date]).

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