Is DOCK8 p.Ala1970Pro (c.5908G>C) pathogenic?

DOCK8 p.Ala1970Pro (c.5908G>C) is classified Benign/Likely benign in DOCK8 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 8 submitters; last evaluated 2026-02-04). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.0895); Common (popmax 16.1%, sas) — too common for a highly-penetrant pathogenic allele; Associated with combined immunodeficiency due to DOCK8 deficiency.

What condition is associated with DOCK8 p.Ala1970Pro (c.5908G>C)?

DOCK8 p.Ala1970Pro (c.5908G>C) is associated with combined immunodeficiency due to DOCK8 deficiency (ClinVar).

What do computational predictors say about DOCK8 p.Ala1970Pro (c.5908G>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.0895) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

DOCK8 p.Ala1970Pro

Q: How common is DOCK8 p.Ala1970Pro (c.5908G>C) in the general population?

DOCK8 p.Ala1970Pro (c.5908G>C) is common (popmax 16.1%, sas) — too common for a highly-penetrant pathogenic allele (gnomAD).

Q: How is Combined immunodeficiency due to DOCK8 deficiency inherited?

Typically Autosomal recessive (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

c.5908G>C · rs34908836 · VCV137154

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 8 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.0895 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Common

common (popmax 16.1%, sas) — too common for a highly-penetrant pathogenic allele

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

combined immunodeficiency due to DOCK8 deficiency

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.0895	likely benign
REVEL	0.133	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -6.63	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 4.9	GERP -0.31, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.15	unconstrained · MANE · 235 kb · p 6.4e-14 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	18.45	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 16.1% South Asian · 14,699/91,062 alleles

Filtering AF 15.9% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 15.8%

Overall 5.49% 88,604/1,613,720 alleles · common

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	16.1%	6
African / African-American	13.6%	7
Middle Eastern	6.39%	16
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	5.59%	18
Ashkenazi Jewishnot grpmax-eligible	4.91%	20
European (non-Finnish)	4.5%	22
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	4.29%	23
Admixed American	3.68%	27
Amishnot grpmax-eligible	1.75%	57
East Asian	0.653%	153

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: DOCK8
Protein: p.Ala1970Pro
Coding: c.5908G>C
MANE Select: NM_203447
dbSNP: rs34908836
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:449874 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.622 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 75.17
Residue 1970: the docker domain; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in)

Full DOCK8 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

combined immunodeficiency due to DOCK8 deficiency — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Combined immunodeficiency due to DOCK8 deficiency (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

Similar variants

DOCK8 p.Ala1970Gly Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
DOCK8 c.1680-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DOCK8 c.2779-2A>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DOCK8 c.2971-1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DOCK8 c.3530+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DOCK8 c.528+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DOCK8 c.529-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DOCK8 p.Arg1388Ter 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/dock8-p-ala1970pro (accessed [today's date]).

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