Is DEPDC5 p.Val545= (c.1635C>G) pathogenic?

DEPDC5 p.Val545= (c.1635C>G) is classified Likely benign in DEPDC5 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-12-03). Very rare (popmax 0.00267%, afr); Associated with familial focal epilepsy with variable foci.

What condition is associated with DEPDC5 p.Val545= (c.1635C>G)?

DEPDC5 p.Val545= (c.1635C>G) is associated with familial focal epilepsy with variable foci (ClinVar).

How common is DEPDC5 p.Val545= (c.1635C>G) in the general population?

DEPDC5 p.Val545= (c.1635C>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00267%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Familial focal epilepsy with variable foci inherited?

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

DEPDC5 p.Val545=

c.1635C>G · rs2088926279 · VCV2156992

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00267%, afr)

Conditions

familial focal epilepsy with variable foci

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 4	GERP 2.4, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	10.16	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00267% African / African-American · 2/74,898 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000443% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000166%

Overall 0.000124% 2/1,614,046 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,461,890 · genomes 1/152,156 · joint denominator

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: DEPDC5
Protein: p.Val545=
Coding: c.1635C>G
MANE Select: NM_001242896
dbSNP: rs2088926279
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr22:31815181 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.403 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 65.22 · 11 PDB

Full DEPDC5 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

familial focal epilepsy with variable foci — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Familial focal epilepsy with variable foci (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Infancy

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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/depdc5-p-val545 (accessed [today's date]).

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