Is DRC1 p.Ala679= (c.2037C>A) pathogenic?

DRC1 p.Ala679= (c.2037C>A) is classified Likely benign in DRC1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-11-29). Very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr); Associated with primary ciliary dyskinesia.

What condition is associated with DRC1 p.Ala679= (c.2037C>A)?

DRC1 p.Ala679= (c.2037C>A) is associated with primary ciliary dyskinesia (ClinVar).

How common is DRC1 p.Ala679= (c.2037C>A) in the general population?

DRC1 p.Ala679= (c.2037C>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr) (gnomAD).

How is Primary ciliary dyskinesia inherited?

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

DRC1 p.Ala679=

c.2037C>A · rs759791684 · VCV1612507

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr)

Conditions

primary ciliary dyskinesia

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -8.2	GERP -2.9
Overall
CADD	0.103	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00167% Admixed American · 1/60,016 alleles

Overall 6.2e-05% 1/1,614,118 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,461,878 · genomes 0/152,240 · joint denominator

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: DRC1
Protein: p.Ala679=
Coding: c.2037C>A
MANE Select: NM_145038
dbSNP: rs759791684
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:26454764 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.867 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 75.44 · 1 PDB
Residue 679: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in cild21; multiple flagellar abnormalities are present in patient sperm); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in spgf80; no protein detected in a homozygous patient sperm); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in spgf80); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in cild21)

Full DRC1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

primary ciliary dyskinesia — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Primary ciliary dyskinesia (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive
Onset: Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-5 / 10 000 (Pakistan)

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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/drc1-p-ala679 (accessed [today's date]).

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