Is DKC1 p.Gly381= (c.1143T>G) pathogenic?

DKC1 p.Gly381= (c.1143T>G) is classified Benign in DKC1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-09-09). Very rare (popmax 0.00538%, afr); Associated with dyskeratosis congenita.

What condition is associated with DKC1 p.Gly381= (c.1143T>G)?

DKC1 p.Gly381= (c.1143T>G) is associated with dyskeratosis congenita (ClinVar).

How common is DKC1 p.Gly381= (c.1143T>G) in the general population?

DKC1 p.Gly381= (c.1143T>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00538%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Dyskeratosis congenita inherited?

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

DKC1 p.Gly381=

c.1143T>G · rs782792193 · VCV2749243

Benign Single submitter

Classification

Benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00538%, afr)

Conditions

dyskeratosis congenita

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 -0.92	GERP 0.32, phastCons 0.006
Overall
CADD	7.566	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00538% African / African-American · 3/55,812 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00143% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000695%

Overall 0.000254% 3/1,179,222 alleles · very rare

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: DKC1
Protein: p.Gly381=
Coding: c.1143T>G
MANE Select: NM_001363
dbSNP: rs782792193
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:154773237 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 79.74 · 7 PDB

Full DKC1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

dyskeratosis congenita — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Dyskeratosis congenita (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (Europe)

Similar variants

DKC1 p.Gly381Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
DKC1 p.Ala353Val Pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
DKC1 p.Asn63Lys Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
DKC1 p.Thr49Met Pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
DKC1 p.Thr66Ala Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
DKC1 c.1339-10T>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
DKC1 c.16+5G>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
DKC1 c.640+3G>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/dkc1-p-gly381 (accessed [today's date]).

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