Is DAG1 p.Arg79Ter (c.235C>T) pathogenic?

DAG1 p.Arg79Ter (c.235C>T) is classified Pathogenic in DAG1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-10-04). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (congenital with brain and eye anomalies), type A9.

How common is DAG1 p.Arg79Ter (c.235C>T) in the general population?

DAG1 p.Arg79Ter (c.235C>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Walker-Warburg syndrome inherited?

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

DAG1 p.Arg79Ter

Q: What condition is associated with DAG1 p.Arg79Ter (c.235C>T)?

DAG1 p.Arg79Ter (c.235C>T) is associated with muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (congenital with brain and eye anomalies), type A9, autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2P (ClinVar).

c.235C>T · rs1334656238 · VCV654870

Pathogenic Single submitter

Classification

Pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

Consequence

nonsense (stop-gain)

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (congenital with brain and eye anomalies), type A9

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Consequence	nonsense (stop-gain)	predicted loss-of-function in a LoF-intolerant gene
NMD	escapes	premature termination codon within the last 50 nt of the penultimate exon (2 of 3, 50 nt from its 3' end) — the truncated protein is likely expressed. PVS1 input, not an applied code
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 4	GERP 0.76, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	37.0	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Predicted loss-of-function is descriptive, not an applied PVS1 code.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: DAG1
Protein: p.Arg79Ter
Coding: c.235C>T
MANE Select: NM_004393
dbSNP: rs1334656238
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr3:49510769 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.298 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 68.44 · 8 PDB
Residue 79: the 'required for laminin recognition' region; a β-strand

Full DAG1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (congenital with brain and eye anomalies), type A9 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2P

For Walker-Warburg syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Antenatal, Infancy, Neonatal
Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000 (United Kingdom)

Similar variants

DAG1 p.Arg79= Likely benign ★ same residue
DAG1 p.Ser14Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DAG1 p.Trp110Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DAG1 p.Ala135Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
DAG1 p.Ala135Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
DAG1 p.Ala279Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
DAG1 p.Ala285Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
DAG1 p.Ala285Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition

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/dag1-p-arg79ter (accessed [today's date]).

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