Is DYNC2H1 p.Val2981= (c.8943A>G) pathogenic?

DYNC2H1 p.Val2981= (c.8943A>G) is classified Likely benign in DYNC2H1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-28). Very rare (popmax 0.00853%, eas); Associated with Jeune syndrome.

What condition is associated with DYNC2H1 p.Val2981= (c.8943A>G)?

DYNC2H1 p.Val2981= (c.8943A>G) is associated with Jeune syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is DYNC2H1 p.Val2981= (c.8943A>G) in the general population?

DYNC2H1 p.Val2981= (c.8943A>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00853%, eas) (gnomAD).

DYNC2H1 p.Val2981=

c.8943A>G · rs1473860564 · VCV725863

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00853%, eas)

Conditions

Jeune syndrome

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 0.3	GERP -0.57, phastCons 0.6
Overall
CADD	4.999	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00853% East Asian · 3/35,156 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00226% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00123%

Overall 0.000283% 4/1,415,576 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,263,262 · genomes 3/152,314 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00853%	11,719
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00183%	54,680

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: DYNC2H1
Protein: p.Val2981=
Coding: c.8943A>G
MANE Select: NM_001377
dbSNP: rs1473860564
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:103220025 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.859 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Residue 2981: an α-helix; the 'stalk' region

Full DYNC2H1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Jeune syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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DYNC2H1 c.12457-1G>C Likely 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/dync2h1-p-val2981 (accessed [today's date]).

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