Is DES p.Ala285= (c.855G>A) pathogenic?

DES p.Ala285= (c.855G>A) is classified Likely benign in DES (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 4 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-16). Very rare (popmax 0.00667%, amr); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with DES p.Ala285= (c.855G>A)?

DES p.Ala285= (c.855G>A) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, myofibrillar myopathy 1 (ClinVar).

How common is DES p.Ala285= (c.855G>A) in the general population?

DES p.Ala285= (c.855G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00667%, amr) (gnomAD).

DES p.Ala285=

c.855G>A · rs139818514 · VCV1114392

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 4 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00667%, amr)

Conditions

Cardiovascular phenotype

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 -5.7	GERP -3.7
Overall
CADD	1.862	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00667% Admixed American · 4/59,984 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00226% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00135%

Overall 0.00143% 23/1,613,920 alleles · very rare exomes 21/1,461,868 · genomes 2/152,052 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.00667%	14,996
East Asian	0.00223%	44,878
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,484
European (non-Finnish)	0.00136%	73,752
African / African-American	0.00134%	74,852

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: DES
Protein: p.Ala285=
Coding: c.855G>A
MANE Select: NM_001927
dbSNP: rs139818514
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:219420614 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.81 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.73
Residue 285: the if rod domain; the 'interaction with neb' region; the 'coil 2a' region

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

Disease context

Cardiovascular phenotype — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: myofibrillar myopathy 1

Similar variants

DES p.Ala285Val Likely pathogenic ★★ same residue
DES p.Ala285Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
DES p.Ala285Gly Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
DES c.1289-2A>G Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DES c.579-2A>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DES c.735+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DES c.735+1G>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DES c.735+3A>G 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/des-p-ala285 (accessed [today's date]).

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