Is DNAJC5 p.Asp162= (c.486C>T) pathogenic?

DNAJC5 p.Asp162= (c.486C>T) is classified Likely benign in DNAJC5 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-09-23). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0107%, afr); Associated with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.

What condition is associated with DNAJC5 p.Asp162= (c.486C>T)?

DNAJC5 p.Asp162= (c.486C>T) is associated with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (ClinVar).

How common is DNAJC5 p.Asp162= (c.486C>T) in the general population?

DNAJC5 p.Asp162= (c.486C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0107%, afr) (gnomAD).

DNAJC5 p.Asp162=

c.486C>T · rs145468246 · VCV1095600

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0107%, afr)

Conditions

neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

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 -9.1	GERP -4.3
Overall
CADD	2.006	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0107% African / African-American · 8/74,942 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00528% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0038%

Overall 0.00328% 53/1,613,776 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 46/1,461,546 · genomes 7/152,230 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.0107%	9,368
South Asian	0.00988%	10,121
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00314%	31,887
European (non-Finnish)	0.00271%	36,875
Admixed American	0.00167%	59,998
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,486

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: DNAJC5
Protein: p.Asp162=
Coding: c.486C>T
MANE Select: NM_025219
dbSNP: rs145468246
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr20:63931015 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.205 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 74.09 · 2 PDB

Full DNAJC5 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

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DNAJC5 p.Ala26Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
DNAJC5 p.Ala54Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
DNAJC5 p.Ala54Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
DNAJC5 p.Ala63Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
DNAJC5 p.Arg164Lys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
DNAJC5 p.Arg36Gln 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/dnajc5-p-asp162 (accessed [today's date]).

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