Is DNMT1 p.Val15= (c.45C>A) pathogenic?

DNMT1 p.Val15= (c.45C>A) is classified Likely benign in DNMT1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 4 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-27). Rare (popmax 0.148%, mid); Associated with hereditary sensory neuropathy-deafness-dementia syndrome.

What condition is associated with DNMT1 p.Val15= (c.45C>A)?

DNMT1 p.Val15= (c.45C>A) is associated with hereditary sensory neuropathy-deafness-dementia syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is DNMT1 p.Val15= (c.45C>A) in the general population?

DNMT1 p.Val15= (c.45C>A) is rare (popmax 0.148%, mid) (gnomAD).

DNMT1 p.Val15=

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.45C>A · rs748347654 · VCV383102

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 4 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.148%, mid)

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 0.85	GERP 0.4, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	7.72	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.148% Middle Eastern · 9/6,072 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0773% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0577%

Overall 0.00174% 28/1,611,550 alleles · rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.148%	675
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00481%	20,786
South Asian	0.0044%	22,726
European (non-Finnish)	0.00102%	98,269

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.Val15=
Coding: c.45C>A
MANE Select: NM_001130823
dbSNP: rs748347654
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:10194855 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.15 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.88 · 29 PDB
Residue 15: the 'interaction with the prc2/eed-ezh2 complex' region; the 'interaction with dnmt3a' region; the 'interaction with dmap1' 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

Similar variants

DNMT1 p.Val15Ala Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
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DNMT1 c.1280+2T>C Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
DNMT1 c.3524-5G>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
DNMT1 c.494-4A>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
DNMT1 c.*211G>C Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
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-val15 (accessed [today's date]).

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