Is DNMBP p.Pro444= (c.1332C>T) pathogenic?

DNMBP p.Pro444= (c.1332C>T) is classified Benign in DNMBP (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2021-07-30). Common (popmax 64.1%, afr) — too common for a highly-penetrant pathogenic allele; Associated with cataract 48.

What condition is associated with DNMBP p.Pro444= (c.1332C>T)?

DNMBP p.Pro444= (c.1332C>T) is associated with cataract 48 (ClinVar).

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Q: How common is DNMBP p.Pro444= (c.1332C>T) in the general population?

DNMBP p.Pro444= (c.1332C>T) is common (popmax 64.1%, afr) — too common for a highly-penetrant pathogenic allele (gnomAD).

c.1332C>T · rs2862923 · VCV1255524

Benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Common

common (popmax 64.1%, afr) — too common for a highly-penetrant pathogenic allele

Conditions

cataract 48

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 0.14	GERP -2.1, phastCons 0.001
Overall
CADD	4.283	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 64.1% African / African-American · 47,988/74,920 alleles

Filtering AF 63.6% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 63.4%

Overall 42.6% 686,943/1,613,762 alleles · common

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	64.1%	2
Amishnot grpmax-eligible	52.4%	2
Admixed American	43%	2
European (non-Finnish)	42.9%	2
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	42.2%	2
South Asian	37.8%	3
Middle Eastern	37.2%	3
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	36.3%	3
Ashkenazi Jewishnot grpmax-eligible	34.4%	3
East Asian	23.2%	4

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: DNMBP
Protein: p.Pro444=
Coding: c.1332C>T
MANE Select: NM_015221
dbSNP: rs2862923
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr10:99956142 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.664 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 64.91 · 7 PDB
Residue 444: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in ctrct48)

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

Disease context

cataract 48 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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DNMBP p.Ser1440= Benign ★★ same condition
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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/dnmbp-p-pro444 (accessed [today's date]).

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