Is DIAPH1 p.Lys261= (c.783G>A) pathogenic?

DIAPH1 p.Lys261= (c.783G>A) is classified Likely benign in DIAPH1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-08-02). Very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas); Associated with autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 1.

What condition is associated with DIAPH1 p.Lys261= (c.783G>A)?

DIAPH1 p.Lys261= (c.783G>A) is associated with autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 1, progressive microcephaly-seizures-cortical blindness-developmental delay syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is DIAPH1 p.Lys261= (c.783G>A) in the general population?

DIAPH1 p.Lys261= (c.783G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas) (gnomAD).

DIAPH1 p.Lys261=

c.783G>A · rs727502962 · VCV163075

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas)

Conditions

autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 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 1.4	GERP -0.04, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	12.93	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00668% East Asian · 3/44,886 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00177% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000891%

Overall 0.000342% 5/1,461,862 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00668%	14,962
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0032%	31,254

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: DIAPH1
Protein: p.Lys261=
Coding: c.783G>A
MANE Select: NM_005219
dbSNP: rs727502962
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr5:141580785 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.367 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 74.04 · 1 PDB
Residue 261: the gbd/fh3 domain; an α-helix

Full DIAPH1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 1 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: progressive microcephaly-seizures-cortical blindness-developmental delay syndrome

Similar variants

DIAPH1 c.145-1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DIAPH1 c.684+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DIAPH1 p.Arg1049Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DIAPH1 p.Arg1213Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DIAPH1 p.Arg331Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DIAPH1 p.Arg351Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DIAPH1 p.Gln778Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DIAPH1 c.402+5G>A 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/diaph1-p-lys261 (accessed [today's date]).

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