Is DONSON p.Leu306fs (c.916del) pathogenic?

DONSON p.Leu306fs (c.916del) is classified Pathogenic in DONSON (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2021-10-16). Very rare (popmax 0.000593%, nfe); Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

What condition is associated with DONSON p.Leu306fs (c.916del)?

DONSON p.Leu306fs (c.916del) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases (ClinVar).

How common is DONSON p.Leu306fs (c.916del) in the general population?

DONSON p.Leu306fs (c.916del) is very rare (popmax 0.000593%, nfe) (gnomAD).

DONSON p.Leu306fs

c.916del · rs2517474921 · VCV2222598

Pathogenic Single submitter

Classification

Pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

Consequence

frameshift

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000593%, nfe)

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Consequence	frameshift	predicted loss-of-function
NMD	predicted	premature termination codon in exon 5 of 10
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · substitutions only
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 9.4	GERP 5.8, phastCons 1

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

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000593% European (non-Finnish) · 7/1,179,978 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000247% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000159%

Overall 0.000479% 7/1,461,760 alleles · very rare

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: DONSON
Protein: p.Leu306fs
Coding: c.916del
MANE Select: NM_017613
dbSNP: rs2517474921
Type: Deletion
Location: chr21:33583536 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.918 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 72.94
Residue 306: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in missla)

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

Disease context

Inborn genetic diseases — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

DONSON p.Leu306Phe Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
DONSON p.Arg442Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DONSON p.Gln428Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DONSON p.Ala32Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
DONSON p.Ala429Glu Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
DONSON p.Arg162Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
DONSON p.Arg234His Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
DONSON p.Arg239Ser 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/donson-p-leu306fs (accessed [today's date]).

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