Is DNAJB6 p.Pro148= (c.444G>A) pathogenic?

DNAJB6 p.Pro148= (c.444G>A) is classified Likely benign in DNAJB6 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-10-14). Very rare (popmax 0.0011%, sas); Associated with autosomal dominant limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 1D (DNAJB6).

What condition is associated with DNAJB6 p.Pro148= (c.444G>A)?

DNAJB6 p.Pro148= (c.444G>A) is associated with autosomal dominant limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 1D (DNAJB6) (ClinVar).

How common is DNAJB6 p.Pro148= (c.444G>A) in the general population?

DNAJB6 p.Pro148= (c.444G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.0011%, 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.

DNAJB6 p.Pro148=

c.444G>A · rs754826358 · VCV1571643

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.0011%, sas)

Conditions

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

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 -2.1	GERP -4.1
Overall
CADD	1.207	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0011% South Asian · 1/90,718 alleles

Filtering AF 7.9e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 5.4e-05%

Overall 0.000343% 5/1,458,586 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0011%	90,718
European (non-Finnish)	0.000339%	294,856

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.Pro148=
Coding: c.444G>A
MANE Select: NM_058246
dbSNP: rs754826358
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:157382343 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.92 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 64.04 · 4 PDB
Residue 148: 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-pro148 (accessed [today's date]).

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