Is DCX p.Arg102Cys (c.304C>T) pathogenic?

DCX p.Arg102Cys (c.304C>T) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in DCX (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-10-11). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.997); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with Ectopic tissue.

What condition is associated with DCX p.Arg102Cys (c.304C>T)?

DCX p.Arg102Cys (c.304C>T) is associated with Ectopic tissue (ClinVar).

How common is DCX p.Arg102Cys (c.304C>T) in the general population?

DCX p.Arg102Cys (c.304C>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about DCX p.Arg102Cys (c.304C>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.997) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

DCX p.Arg102Cys

c.304C>T · rs587783541 · VCV158452

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.997 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

3/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

Ectopic tissue

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.997	likely pathogenic
REVEL	0.984	strongly pathogenic-leaning
SaProt	LLR -13.36	damaging
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this damaging.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 10	GERP 1.2, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.31	constrained · MANE · 77 kb · p 4.4e-24 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	29.1	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

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: DCX
Protein: p.Arg102Cys
Coding: c.304C>T
MANE Select: NM_001195553
dbSNP: rs587783541
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:111410095 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 67.19 · 14 PDB
Residue 102: the doublecortin 1 domain; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in lisx1)

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

Disease context

Ectopic tissue — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

DCX p.Arg102Gly Pathogenic ★ same residue
DCX p.Arg102Ser Pathogenic ★ same residue
DCX p.Arg102His Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
DCX p.Arg102= Likely benign ★ same residue
DCX p.Ala204Asp Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DCX p.Ala251Ser Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DCX p.Arg186Cys Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DCX p.Arg192Trp Pathogenic/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/dcx-p-arg102cys (accessed [today's date]).

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