Is DCTN1 p.Asp490= (c.1470C>T) pathogenic?

DCTN1 p.Asp490= (c.1470C>T) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in DCTN1 (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 4 submitters; last evaluated 2025-08-24). Very rare (popmax 0.00873%, nfe); Associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 1.

What condition is associated with DCTN1 p.Asp490= (c.1470C>T)?

DCTN1 p.Asp490= (c.1470C>T) is associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 1, Perry syndrome, neuronopathy, distal hereditary motor, type 7B (ClinVar).

How common is DCTN1 p.Asp490= (c.1470C>T) in the general population?

DCTN1 p.Asp490= (c.1470C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00873%, nfe) (gnomAD).

DCTN1 p.Asp490=

c.1470C>T · rs199751168 · VCV703876

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 4 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00873%, nfe)

Conditions

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 1

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 2.5	GERP -2.3, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	8.252	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00873% European (non-Finnish) · 103/1,180,030 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00733% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00684%

Overall 0.00688% 111/1,614,186 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
European (non-Finnish)grpmax	0.00873%	11,457
Admixed American	0.00666%	15,008
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0064%	15,627

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: DCTN1
Protein: p.Asp490=
Coding: c.1470C>T
MANE Select: NM_004082
dbSNP: rs199751168
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:74369414 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.448 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.43 · 13 PDB

Full DCTN1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 1 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: Perry syndrome neuronopathy, distal hereditary motor, type 7B

Similar variants

DCTN1 p.Asp490Tyr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
DCTN1 p.Asp490Asn Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
DCTN1 c.279+1G>T Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DCTN1 p.Gln93His Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DCTN1 p.Gly71Glu Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DCTN1 p.Tyr78His Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DCTN1 c.1128-3C>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
DCTN1 c.1288-10C>G 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/dctn1-p-asp490 (accessed [today's date]).

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