Is DCX p.Arg178Cys (c.532C>T) pathogenic?

DCX p.Arg178Cys (c.532C>T) is classified Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic in DCX (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2025-04-17). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.9197); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with lissencephaly type 1 due to doublecortin gene mutation.

What condition is associated with DCX p.Arg178Cys (c.532C>T)?

DCX p.Arg178Cys (c.532C>T) is associated with lissencephaly type 1 due to doublecortin gene mutation (ClinVar).

How common is DCX p.Arg178Cys (c.532C>T) in the general population?

DCX p.Arg178Cys (c.532C>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about DCX p.Arg178Cys (c.532C>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.9197) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

DCX p.Arg178Cys

Q: How is Lissencephaly type 1 due to doublecortin gene mutation inherited?

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

c.532C>T · rs587783558 · VCV158472

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic Multiple submitters

Classification

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.9197 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

3/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

lissencephaly type 1 due to doublecortin gene mutation

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.9197	likely pathogenic ✓ concordant with ClinVar
REVEL	0.906	moderately pathogenic-leaning
SaProt	LLR -15.00	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 8.6	GERP 2.1, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.31	constrained · MANE · 77 kb · p 4.4e-24 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	25.8	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.Arg178Cys
Coding: c.532C>T
MANE Select: NM_001195553
dbSNP: rs587783558
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:111401163 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 67.19 · 14 PDB
Residue 178: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in sbhx)

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

Disease context

lissencephaly type 1 due to doublecortin gene mutation — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Lissencephaly type 1 due to doublecortin gene mutation (Orphanet):

Inheritance: X-linked recessive
Onset: Adolescent, Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal

Similar variants

DCX p.Arg178Leu Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
DCX p.Arg178Gly Pathogenic ★ same residue
DCX p.Arg178His Likely pathogenic ★ same residue
DCX p.Arg178= Uncertain significance ★ same residue
DCX c.809-1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DCX p.Arg186Leu Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DCX p.Arg192Trp Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DCX p.Arg196Cys 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-arg178cys (accessed [today's date]).

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