Is DNMT1 p.Arg1254= (c.3762C>T) pathogenic?

DNMT1 p.Arg1254= (c.3762C>T) is classified Likely benign in DNMT1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-05-05). Very rare (popmax 0.00169%, nfe); Associated with hereditary sensory neuropathy-deafness-dementia syndrome.

What condition is associated with DNMT1 p.Arg1254= (c.3762C>T)?

DNMT1 p.Arg1254= (c.3762C>T) is associated with hereditary sensory neuropathy-deafness-dementia syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is DNMT1 p.Arg1254= (c.3762C>T) in the general population?

DNMT1 p.Arg1254= (c.3762C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00169%, nfe) (gnomAD).

DNMT1 p.Arg1254=

Q: How is Hereditary sensory neuropathy-deafness-dementia syndrome inherited?

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

c.3762C>T · rs772090333 · VCV2852346

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00169%, nfe)

Conditions

hereditary sensory neuropathy-deafness-dementia syndrome

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 -8.2	GERP -4.2
Overall
CADD	0.319	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00169% European (non-Finnish) · 20/1,180,046 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00111% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0009%

Overall 0.0013% 21/1,613,398 alleles · very rare exomes 19/1,461,156 · genomes 2/152,242 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
European (non-Finnish)grpmax	0.00169%	59,002
South Asian	0.0011%	91,096

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: DNMT1
Protein: p.Arg1254=
Coding: c.3762C>T
MANE Select: NM_001130823
dbSNP: rs772090333
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:10140090 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.15 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.88 · 29 PDB
Residue 1254: the sam-dependent mtase c5-type domain; an α-helix; the 'interaction with the prc2/eed-ezh2 complex' region

Full DNMT1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

hereditary sensory neuropathy-deafness-dementia syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Hereditary sensory neuropathy-deafness-dementia syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Adolescent, Adult

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DNMT1 c.*253G>A 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/dnmt1-p-arg1254 (accessed [today's date]).

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