Is DNAJC5 p.Pro175= (c.525G>A) pathogenic?

DNAJC5 p.Pro175= (c.525G>A) is classified Likely benign in DNAJC5 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-05). Very rare (popmax 0.00231%, sas); Associated with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.

What condition is associated with DNAJC5 p.Pro175= (c.525G>A)?

DNAJC5 p.Pro175= (c.525G>A) is associated with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (ClinVar).

How common is DNAJC5 p.Pro175= (c.525G>A) in the general population?

DNAJC5 p.Pro175= (c.525G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00231%, sas) (gnomAD).

DNAJC5 p.Pro175=

c.525G>A · rs373237152 · VCV457982

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00231%, sas)

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 -3.5	GERP -3
Overall
CADD	1.756	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00231% South Asian · 2/86,536 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000812% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000657%

Overall 0.0012% 19/1,576,836 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.00231%	43,268
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00163%	61,326
European (non-Finnish)	0.00137%	72,944

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.Pro175=
Coding: c.525G>A
MANE Select: NM_025219
dbSNP: rs373237152
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr20:63931496 (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

DNAJC5 p.Pro175Leu Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
DNAJC5 p.Ala176Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
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-pro175 (accessed [today's date]).

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