Is DYNC2I2 p.Arg53Lys (c.158G>A) pathogenic?

DYNC2I2 p.Arg53Lys (c.158G>A) is classified Uncertain significance in DYNC2I2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-02-20). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.1343); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with short-rib thoracic dysplasia 11 with or without polydactyly.

What condition is associated with DYNC2I2 p.Arg53Lys (c.158G>A)?

DYNC2I2 p.Arg53Lys (c.158G>A) is associated with short-rib thoracic dysplasia 11 with or without polydactyly (ClinVar).

How common is DYNC2I2 p.Arg53Lys (c.158G>A) in the general population?

DYNC2I2 p.Arg53Lys (c.158G>A) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about DYNC2I2 p.Arg53Lys (c.158G>A)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.1343) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

DYNC2I2 p.Arg53Lys

c.158G>A · rs1020124481 · VCV2160373

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.1343 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

0/2 damaging

AlphaMissense, SaProt · REVEL no call

Conditions

short-rib thoracic dysplasia 11 with or without polydactyly

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.1343	likely benign
REVEL	0.322	indeterminate
SaProt	LLR -6.56	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense and SaProt both call this tolerated; REVEL makes no call.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 5.3	GERP 2.4, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.02	unconstrained · MANE · 23 kb · p 0.59 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	21.8	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean tolerated — a triage signal, not a reclassification

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: DYNC2I2
Protein: p.Arg53Lys
Coding: c.158G>A
MANE Select: NM_052844
dbSNP: rs1020124481
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:128656569 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.036 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 82.66 · 4 PDB

Full DYNC2I2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

short-rib thoracic dysplasia 11 with or without polydactyly — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

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DYNC2I2 p.Arg182Trp Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
DYNC2I2 p.Arg447Trp Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DYNC2I2 p.Ala131Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
DYNC2I2 p.Ala13Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
DYNC2I2 p.Ala219Thr 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/dync2i2-p-arg53lys (accessed [today's date]).

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