Is DYNC1H1 p.Ile720= (c.2160C>T) pathogenic?

DYNC1H1 p.Ile720= (c.2160C>T) is classified Likely benign in DYNC1H1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 5 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-21). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.02%, amr); Associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2O.

What condition is associated with DYNC1H1 p.Ile720= (c.2160C>T)?

DYNC1H1 p.Ile720= (c.2160C>T) is associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2O (ClinVar).

How common is DYNC1H1 p.Ile720= (c.2160C>T) in the general population?

DYNC1H1 p.Ile720= (c.2160C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.02%, amr) (gnomAD).

DYNC1H1 p.Ile720=

Q: How is Autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2O inherited?

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

c.2160C>T · rs763236829 · VCV383592

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 5 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.02%, amr)

Conditions

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2O

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 -7.3	GERP -4.5
Overall
CADD	7.091	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.02% Admixed American · 12/59,998 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0115% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00898%

Overall 0.00186% 30/1,614,000 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 19/1,461,888 · genomes 11/152,112 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.02%	5,000
African / African-American	0.008%	12,494
East Asian	0.00223%	44,876
European (non-Finnish)	0.000932%	107,274

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: DYNC1H1
Protein: p.Ile720=
Coding: c.2160C>T
MANE Select: NM_001376
dbSNP: rs763236829
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr14:101986385 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.117 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Residue 720: a β-strand; the 'stem' region; the 'interaction with dync1li2' region

Full DYNC1H1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2O — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2O (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Childhood
Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000 (Europe)

Similar variants

DYNC1H1 p.Ile720Val Likely benign ★ same residue
DYNC1H1 p.Arg1567Gln Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DYNC1H1 p.Arg1623Gln Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DYNC1H1 p.Arg1962Cys Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DYNC1H1 p.Arg1962His Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DYNC1H1 p.Arg2332Cys Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DYNC1H1 p.Arg251Ser Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DYNC1H1 p.Arg264Leu 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/dync1h1-p-ile720 (accessed [today's date]).

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