Is UNC13D p.Asp240= (c.720C>T) pathogenic?

UNC13D p.Asp240= (c.720C>T) is classified Likely benign in UNC13D (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2026-01-24). Very rare (popmax 0.00549%, sas); Associated with familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis 3.

What condition is associated with UNC13D p.Asp240= (c.720C>T)?

UNC13D p.Asp240= (c.720C>T) is associated with familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis 3 (ClinVar).

How common is UNC13D p.Asp240= (c.720C>T) in the general population?

UNC13D p.Asp240= (c.720C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00549%, sas) (gnomAD).

How is Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis inherited?

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

UNC13D p.Asp240=

c.720C>T · rs772025455 · VCV1925676

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00549%, sas)

Conditions

familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis 3

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 -11
Overall
CADD	1.092	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00549% South Asian · 5/91,090 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0021% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00136%

Overall 0.00149% 24/1,613,746 alleles · very rare exomes 14/1,461,842 · genomes 10/151,904 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.00549%	18,218
Admixed American	0.00333%	29,985
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00313%	31,965
European (non-Finnish)	0.00127%	78,665

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: UNC13D
Protein: p.Asp240=
Coding: c.720C>T
MANE Select: NM_199242
dbSNP: rs772025455
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:75840540 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.923 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 85.04 · 1 PDB
Residue 240: the 'interaction with rab27a' region

Full UNC13D gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis 3 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Adolescent, Infancy
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Sweden)

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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/unc13d-p-asp240 (accessed [today's date]).

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