Is DNAJB6 p.Ala237Pro (c.709G>C) pathogenic?

DNAJB6 p.Ala237Pro (c.709G>C) is classified Uncertain significance in DNAJB6 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2023-08-03). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.8971); Very rare (popmax 0.00956%, sas); Associated with autosomal dominant limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 1D (DNAJB6).

What condition is associated with DNAJB6 p.Ala237Pro (c.709G>C)?

DNAJB6 p.Ala237Pro (c.709G>C) is associated with autosomal dominant limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 1D (DNAJB6) (ClinVar).

How common is DNAJB6 p.Ala237Pro (c.709G>C) in the general population?

DNAJB6 p.Ala237Pro (c.709G>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00956%, sas) (gnomAD).

How is DNAJB6-related limb-girdle muscular dystrophy D1 inherited?

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

What do computational predictors say about DNAJB6 p.Ala237Pro (c.709G>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.8971) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

DNAJB6 p.Ala237Pro

c.709G>C · rs753856844 · VCV594118

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.8971 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00956%, sas)

Missense predictors

2/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

autosomal dominant limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 1D (DNAJB6)

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.8971	likely pathogenic
REVEL	0.256	benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -14.09	damaging
⇒ AlphaMissense and SaProt call this damaging; REVEL does not.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 11	GERP 1.5, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.92	unconstrained · MANE · 49 kb · p 0.16 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	21.1	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

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

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00956% South Asian · 8/83,696 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0047% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00346%

Overall 0.000653% 9/1,377,336 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.00956%	10,462
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00168%	59,456

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: DNAJB6
Protein: p.Ala237Pro
Coding: c.709G>C
MANE Select: NM_058246
dbSNP: rs753856844
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:157409812 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.92 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 64.04 · 4 PDB
Residue 237: the 'interaction with krt18' region

Full DNAJB6 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

autosomal dominant limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 1D (DNAJB6) — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For DNAJB6-related limb-girdle muscular dystrophy D1 (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Adult

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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/dnajb6-p-ala237pro (accessed [today's date]).

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