Is DCAF17 p.Arg37= (c.109C>A) pathogenic?

DCAF17 p.Arg37= (c.109C>A) is classified Likely benign in DCAF17 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-08-01). Very rare (popmax 0.0029%, afr); Associated with Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome.

What condition is associated with DCAF17 p.Arg37= (c.109C>A)?

DCAF17 p.Arg37= (c.109C>A) is associated with Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is DCAF17 p.Arg37= (c.109C>A) in the general population?

DCAF17 p.Arg37= (c.109C>A) is very rare (popmax 0.0029%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome inherited?

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

DCAF17 p.Arg37=

c.109C>A · rs1452354914 · VCV2883525

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.0029%, afr)

Conditions

Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome

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 1.2	GERP 1.9, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	15.19	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0029% African / African-American · 2/68,992 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000481% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00018%

Overall 0.000297% 4/1,347,864 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.0029%	34,496
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00173%	57,928
South Asian	0.00125%	80,284

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: DCAF17
Protein: p.Arg37=
Coding: c.109C>A
MANE Select: NM_025000
dbSNP: rs1452354914
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:171434686 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.855 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 87.38

Full DCAF17 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Adolescent, Childhood

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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/dcaf17-p-arg37 (accessed [today's date]).

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