Is DMPK p.Pro440= (c.1320C>G) pathogenic?

DMPK p.Pro440= (c.1320C>G) is classified Likely benign in DMPK (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-02-21). Very rare (popmax 0.000954%, nfe).

How common is DMPK p.Pro440= (c.1320C>G) in the general population?

DMPK p.Pro440= (c.1320C>G) is very rare (popmax 0.000954%, nfe) (gnomAD).

DMPK p.Pro440=

c.1320C>G · VCV4942925

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000954%, nfe)

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 0.73	GERP -2.7, phastCons 0.19
Overall
CADD	1.069	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000954% European (non-Finnish) · 11/1,153,092 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000512% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000374%

Overall 0.000714% 11/1,541,278 alleles · very rare exomes 10/1,389,080 · genomes 1/152,198 · 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: DMPK
Protein: p.Pro440=
Coding: c.1320C>G
MANE Select: NM_004409
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:45772665 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.67 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 78.91 · 2 PDB

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

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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/dmpk-p-pro440 (accessed [today's date]).

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