Is DNAJB2 p.Arg24Trp (c.70C>T) pathogenic?

DNAJB2 p.Arg24Trp (c.70C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in DNAJB2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-07-11). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.9619); Ultra-rare (popmax 0.033%, mid); Associated with neuronopathy, distal hereditary motor, autosomal recessive 5.

What condition is associated with DNAJB2 p.Arg24Trp (c.70C>T)?

DNAJB2 p.Arg24Trp (c.70C>T) is associated with neuronopathy, distal hereditary motor, autosomal recessive 5 (ClinVar).

How common is DNAJB2 p.Arg24Trp (c.70C>T) in the general population?

DNAJB2 p.Arg24Trp (c.70C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.033%, mid) (gnomAD).

How is DNAJB2-related Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2 inherited?

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

What do computational predictors say about DNAJB2 p.Arg24Trp (c.70C>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.9619) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

DNAJB2 p.Arg24Trp

c.70C>T · rs370819068 · VCV944211

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.9619 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.033%, mid)

Missense predictors

2/2 damaging

AlphaMissense, SaProt · REVEL no call

Conditions

neuronopathy, distal hereditary motor, autosomal recessive 5

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.9619	likely pathogenic
REVEL	0.34	indeterminate
SaProt	LLR -13.66	damaging
⇒ AlphaMissense and SaProt both call this damaging; REVEL makes no call.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 2.8	GERP 1.9, phastCons 0.99
Regional constraint	o/e 0.85	unconstrained · MANE · 5,150 bp · p 0.0024 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	27.2	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean damaging — a triage signal, not a reclassification

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.033% Middle Eastern · 2/6,054 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00583% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00242%

Overall 0.000342% 5/1,461,356 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.033%	3,027
European (non-Finnish)	0.000254%	393,233

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: DNAJB2
Protein: p.Arg24Trp
Coding: c.70C>T
MANE Select: NM_006736
dbSNP: rs370819068
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:219280582 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.836 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 68.73 · 1 PDB
Residue 24: the j domain; an α-helix

Full DNAJB2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

neuronopathy, distal hereditary motor, autosomal recessive 5 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For DNAJB2-related Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2 (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Adult

Similar variants

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DNAJB2 c.352+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DNAJB2 c.65+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DNAJB2 p.Arg104Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
DNAJB2 p.Arg165Cys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
DNAJB2 p.Arg178His 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/dnajb2-p-arg24trp (accessed [today's date]).

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