Is DNMT1 p.Tyr992= (c.2976C>T) pathogenic?

DNMT1 p.Tyr992= (c.2976C>T) is classified Likely benign in DNMT1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-08-31). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.024%, afr); Associated with hereditary sensory neuropathy-deafness-dementia syndrome.

What condition is associated with DNMT1 p.Tyr992= (c.2976C>T)?

DNMT1 p.Tyr992= (c.2976C>T) is associated with hereditary sensory neuropathy-deafness-dementia syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is DNMT1 p.Tyr992= (c.2976C>T) in the general population?

DNMT1 p.Tyr992= (c.2976C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.024%, afr) (gnomAD).

DNMT1 p.Tyr992=

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.2976C>T · rs202093243 · VCV739272

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.024%, afr)

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 0.92	GERP -2.2, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	4.672	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.024% African / African-American · 18/75,042 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0154% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0128%

Overall 0.00167% 27/1,614,152 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 20/1,461,874 · genomes 7/152,278 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.024%	4,169
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.008%	12,502
South Asian	0.00329%	30,360
European (non-Finnish)	8.47e-05%	1,180,032

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.Tyr992=
Coding: c.2976C>T
MANE Select: NM_001130823
dbSNP: rs202093243
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:10143906 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.15 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.88 · 29 PDB
Residue 992: a β-strand; the bah 2 domain

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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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-tyr992 (accessed [today's date]).

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