Is DNMT3B p.Ser153= (c.459G>T) pathogenic?

DNMT3B p.Ser153= (c.459G>T) is classified Likely benign in DNMT3B (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-07-12). Very rare (popmax 0.004%, afr); Associated with immunodeficiency-centromeric instability-facial anomalies syndrome.

What condition is associated with DNMT3B p.Ser153= (c.459G>T)?

DNMT3B p.Ser153= (c.459G>T) is associated with immunodeficiency-centromeric instability-facial anomalies syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is DNMT3B p.Ser153= (c.459G>T) in the general population?

DNMT3B p.Ser153= (c.459G>T) is very rare (popmax 0.004%, afr) (gnomAD).

DNMT3B p.Ser153=

c.459G>T · VCV3624868

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.004%, afr)

Conditions

immunodeficiency-centromeric instability-facial anomalies syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -5.1	GERP -3.5
Overall
CADD	0.042	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.004% African / African-American · 3/74,910 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00106% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000495%

Overall 0.000248% 4/1,614,070 alleles · very rare exomes 3/1,461,880 · genomes 1/152,190 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.004%	24,970
Admixed American	0.00167%	60,006

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.Ser153=
Coding: c.459G>T
MANE Select: NM_006892
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr20:32787256 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.396 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 73.18 · 47 PDB
Residue 153: the 'interaction with dnmt1 and dnmt3a' region; an α-helix; the 'disordered' region

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

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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-ser153 (accessed [today's date]).

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