Is DNMT3B p.Arg485Ter (c.1453C>T) pathogenic?

DNMT3B p.Arg485Ter (c.1453C>T) is classified Pathogenic in DNMT3B (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-07-19). Very rare (popmax 0.000339%, nfe); Associated with immunodeficiency-centromeric instability-facial anomalies syndrome.

What condition is associated with DNMT3B p.Arg485Ter (c.1453C>T)?

DNMT3B p.Arg485Ter (c.1453C>T) is associated with immunodeficiency-centromeric instability-facial anomalies syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is DNMT3B p.Arg485Ter (c.1453C>T) in the general population?

DNMT3B p.Arg485Ter (c.1453C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.000339%, nfe) (gnomAD).

DNMT3B p.Arg485Ter

c.1453C>T · rs2515610149 · VCV2874786

Pathogenic Single submitter

Classification

Pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

Consequence

nonsense (stop-gain)

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000339%, nfe)

Conditions

immunodeficiency-centromeric instability-facial anomalies syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Consequence	nonsense (stop-gain)	predicted loss-of-function in a LoF-intolerant gene
NMD	predicted	premature termination codon in exon 14 of 23
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 4	GERP 1.1, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	37.0	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Predicted loss-of-function is descriptive, not an applied PVS1 code.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000339% European (non-Finnish) · 4/1,180,048 alleles

Filtering AF 7.9e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 5.4e-05%

Overall 0.000342% 5/1,461,820 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,508
European (non-Finnish)grpmax	0.000339%	295,012

Remaining individuals shows a higher raw frequency than the grpmax group above it. gnomAD excludes bottlenecked groups — Finnish, Ashkenazi Jewish, Amish and “Remaining individuals” — from grpmax, because founder effects make their frequencies unrepresentative for filtering. The table is sorted by frequency, so an excluded group can sit above the grpmax row.

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: DNMT3B
Protein: p.Arg485Ter
Coding: c.1453C>T
MANE Select: NM_006892
dbSNP: rs2515610149
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr20:32797262 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.396 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 73.18 · 47 PDB
Residue 485: the add domain; the 'interaction with the prc2/eed-ezh2 complex' region; a β-strand

Full DNMT3B gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

immunodeficiency-centromeric instability-facial anomalies syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

DNMT3B p.Arg485Gln Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
DNMT3B c.2421-11G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
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DNMT3B p.Arg826Cys Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DNMT3B p.Arg840Gln Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DNMT3B p.Asp653Asn Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DNMT3B p.His814Arg Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
DNMT3B p.Val613Ala Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ 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/dnmt3b-p-arg485ter (accessed [today's date]).

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