Is DCN p.Ala11= (c.33A>G) pathogenic?

DCN p.Ala11= (c.33A>G) is classified Benign in DCN (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-15). Rare (popmax 0.776%, mid); Associated with congenital stromal corneal dystrophy.

What condition is associated with DCN p.Ala11= (c.33A>G)?

DCN p.Ala11= (c.33A>G) is associated with congenital stromal corneal dystrophy (ClinVar).

How common is DCN p.Ala11= (c.33A>G) in the general population?

DCN p.Ala11= (c.33A>G) is rare (popmax 0.776%, mid) (gnomAD).

How is Congenital stromal corneal dystrophy inherited?

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

DCN p.Ala11=

c.33A>G · rs141738168 · VCV310663

Benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.776%, mid)

Conditions

congenital stromal corneal dystrophy

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 -0.068	GERP -3.7, phastCons 0.74
Overall
CADD	9.812	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.776% Middle Eastern · 47/6,058 alleles

Filtering AF 0.657% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.652%

Overall 0.57% 9,193/1,613,688 alleles · rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Ashkenazi Jewishnot grpmax-eligible	1.4%	72
Amishnot grpmax-eligible	0.877%	114
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.776%	129
European (non-Finnish)	0.669%	149
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.557%	180
Admixed American	0.492%	203
African / African-American	0.121%	823
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.108%	927
South Asian	0.0297%	3,373

Ashkenazi Jewish shows a higher raw frequency than the grpmax group above it. gnomAD excludes bottlenecked groups — Finnish, Ashkenazi Jewish, Amish and “Remaining individuals” — from grpmax, because founder effects make their frequencies unrepresentative for filtering. The table is sorted by frequency, so an excluded group can sit above the grpmax row.

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: DCN
Protein: p.Ala11=
Coding: c.33A>G
MANE Select: NM_001920
dbSNP: rs141738168
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:91178520 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.789 · pLI 0.14 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 88.60

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

Disease context

congenital stromal corneal dystrophy — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Congenital stromal corneal dystrophy (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/dcn-p-ala11 (accessed [today's date]).

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