Is DNAH5 p.Ile1608= (c.4824T>C) pathogenic?

DNAH5 p.Ile1608= (c.4824T>C) is classified Likely benign in DNAH5 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2022-03-03). Very rare (popmax 0.000254%, nfe); Associated with primary ciliary dyskinesia.

What condition is associated with DNAH5 p.Ile1608= (c.4824T>C)?

DNAH5 p.Ile1608= (c.4824T>C) is associated with primary ciliary dyskinesia (ClinVar).

How common is DNAH5 p.Ile1608= (c.4824T>C) in the general population?

DNAH5 p.Ile1608= (c.4824T>C) is very rare (popmax 0.000254%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is Primary ciliary dyskinesia inherited?

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

DNAH5 p.Ile1608=

c.4824T>C · rs1016408037 · VCV1607591

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000254%, nfe)

Conditions

primary ciliary dyskinesia

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 2.6	GERP 0.73, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	7.088	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000254% European (non-Finnish) · 3/1,179,940 alleles

Filtering AF 6.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.9e-05%

Overall 0.000205% 3/1,461,780 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: DNAH5
Protein: p.Ile1608=
Coding: c.4824T>C
MANE Select: NM_001369
dbSNP: rs1016408037
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr5:13859578 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.764 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Residue 1608: the 'stem' region

Full DNAH5 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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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/dnah5-p-ile1608 (accessed [today's date]).

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