Is DNAAF5 p.Ala779= (c.2337A>G) pathogenic?

DNAAF5 p.Ala779= (c.2337A>G) is classified Likely benign in DNAAF5 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-10-15). Very rare (popmax 0.00153%, nfe); Associated with primary ciliary dyskinesia.

What condition is associated with DNAAF5 p.Ala779= (c.2337A>G)?

DNAAF5 p.Ala779= (c.2337A>G) is associated with primary ciliary dyskinesia (ClinVar).

How common is DNAAF5 p.Ala779= (c.2337A>G) in the general population?

DNAAF5 p.Ala779= (c.2337A>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00153%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is Primary ciliary dyskinesia inherited?

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

DNAAF5 p.Ala779=

c.2337A>G · VCV4753259

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00153%, nfe)

Conditions

primary ciliary dyskinesia

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.001	strongly benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -1.2	GERP -2.6
Overall
CADD	0.614	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00153% European (non-Finnish) · 18/1,180,026 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000953% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000787%

Overall 0.00123% 18/1,461,866 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: DNAAF5
Protein: p.Ala779=
Coding: c.2337A>G
MANE Select: NM_017802
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:780050 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.12 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 92.80

Full DNAAF5 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

primary ciliary dyskinesia — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Primary ciliary dyskinesia (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive
Onset: Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-5 / 10 000 (Pakistan)

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DNAAF5 c.905+4C>T 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/dnaaf5-p-ala779 (accessed [today's date]).

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