Is DNAH1 p.Val779= (c.2337G>A) pathogenic?

DNAH1 p.Val779= (c.2337G>A) is classified Likely benign in DNAH1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-11-06). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid); Associated with spermatogenic failure 18.

What condition is associated with DNAH1 p.Val779= (c.2337G>A)?

DNAH1 p.Val779= (c.2337G>A) is associated with spermatogenic failure 18, ciliary dyskinesia, primary, 37 (ClinVar).

How common is DNAH1 p.Val779= (c.2337G>A) in the general population?

DNAH1 p.Val779= (c.2337G>A) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid) (gnomAD).

DNAH1 p.Val779=

c.2337G>A · VCV4793846

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid)

Conditions

spermatogenic failure 18

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 -2.7	GERP -0.49
Overall
CADD	0.607	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0164% Middle Eastern · 1/6,084 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00114% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000971%

Overall 0.00174% 28/1,613,776 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 24/1,461,546 · genomes 4/152,230 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0164%	6,084
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.008%	12,493
European (non-Finnish)	0.00178%	56,183
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00156%	63,986

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: DNAH1
Protein: p.Val779=
Coding: c.2337G>A
MANE Select: NM_015512
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr3:52349231 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.759 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Residue 779: the 'stem' region

Full DNAH1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

spermatogenic failure 18 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: ciliary dyskinesia, primary, 37

Similar variants

DNAH1 p.Val779Met Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
DNAH1 c.1034-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DNAH1 c.10474+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DNAH1 c.10968+2C>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DNAH1 c.5244+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DNAH1 p.Arg1702Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DNAH1 p.Arg2479Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DNAH1 p.Arg2622Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ 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/dnah1-p-val779 (accessed [today's date]).

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