Is DNMT1 p.Val160Ala (c.479T>C) pathogenic?

DNMT1 p.Val160Ala (c.479T>C) is classified Likely benign in DNMT1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-06-24). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0345%, afr); Associated with hereditary sensory neuropathy-deafness-dementia syndrome.

What condition is associated with DNMT1 p.Val160Ala (c.479T>C)?

DNMT1 p.Val160Ala (c.479T>C) is associated with hereditary sensory neuropathy-deafness-dementia syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is DNMT1 p.Val160Ala (c.479T>C) in the general population?

DNMT1 p.Val160Ala (c.479T>C) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0345%, afr) (gnomAD).

DNMT1 p.Val160Ala

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.479T>C · rs551710195 · VCV2083577

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0345%, afr)

Conditions

hereditary sensory neuropathy-deafness-dementia syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation/SpliceAI carries the signal.
REVEL	0.022	moderately benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	Δ0.21	acceptor gain · deltas
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 1.3	GERP -0.18, phastCons 0.028
Regional constraint	o/e 0.87	unconstrained · MANE · 35 kb · p 0.0067 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	6.16	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0345% African / African-American · 21/60,930 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0231% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0194%

Overall 0.00274% 25/912,894 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.0345%	2,901
Admixed American	0.00406%	24,642
South Asian	0.00142%	70,214
European (non-Finnish)	0.000171%	583,162

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.Val160Ala
Coding: c.479T>C
MANE Select: NM_001130823
dbSNP: rs551710195
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:10180201 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.15 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.88 · 29 PDB
Residue 160: the 'interaction with the prc2/eed-ezh2 complex' region; the 'disordered' region; the 'interaction with dnmt3b' region; a modified residue (n6-acetyllysine)

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-val160ala (accessed [today's date]).

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