Is DYNC1H1 p.Ser181= (c.543A>C) pathogenic?

DYNC1H1 p.Ser181= (c.543A>C) is classified Likely benign in DYNC1H1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-09-09). Very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr); Associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2O.

What condition is associated with DYNC1H1 p.Ser181= (c.543A>C)?

DYNC1H1 p.Ser181= (c.543A>C) is associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2O (ClinVar).

How common is DYNC1H1 p.Ser181= (c.543A>C) in the general population?

DYNC1H1 p.Ser181= (c.543A>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr) (gnomAD).

DYNC1H1 p.Ser181=

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.543A>C · rs1287001828 · VCV1641359

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

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 -7.4	GERP -5.2
Overall
CADD	0.375	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00167% Admixed American · 1/60,030 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0005% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000366%

Overall 0.000743% 12/1,614,170 alleles · very rare exomes 12/1,461,840 · genomes 0/152,330 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.00167%	60,030
European (non-Finnish)	0.000932%	107,277

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.Ser181=
Coding: c.543A>C
MANE Select: NM_001376
dbSNP: rs1287001828
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr14:101979743 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.117 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Residue 181: the 'stem' region; an α-helix

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)

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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/dync1h1-p-ser181 (accessed [today's date]).

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