Is DCST2 p.Glu538Gln (c.1612G>C) pathogenic?

DCST2 p.Glu538Gln (c.1612G>C) is classified Uncertain significance in DCST2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-08-01). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.1898); Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0253%, sas).

How common is DCST2 p.Glu538Gln (c.1612G>C) in the general population?

DCST2 p.Glu538Gln (c.1612G>C) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0253%, sas) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about DCST2 p.Glu538Gln (c.1612G>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.1898) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

DCST2 p.Glu538Gln

c.1612G>C · VCV4238223

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.1898 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0253%, sas)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.1898	likely benign
REVEL	0.162	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -5.65	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	Δ0.37	acceptor gain · deltas
Pangolin	Δ0.48	gain · loss 0.22 · agrees with SpliceAI · independent
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 4.8	GERP 1.2, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.94	unconstrained · MANE · 15 kb · p 0.075 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	31.0	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

Grpmax group 0.0253% South Asian · 22/86,992 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0171% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0144%

Overall 0.00159% 23/1,444,144 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0253%	3,954
European (non-Finnish)	8.54e-05%	1,171,121

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: DCST2
Protein: p.Glu538Gln
Coding: c.1612G>C
MANE Select: NM_144622
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:155024602 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.941 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 73.49

Full DCST2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

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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/dcst2-p-glu538gln (accessed [today's date]).

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