Is DES p.Ala85= (c.255A>G) pathogenic?

DES p.Ala85= (c.255A>G) is classified Likely benign in DES (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-10-22). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with DES p.Ala85= (c.255A>G)?

DES p.Ala85= (c.255A>G) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype (ClinVar).

How common is DES p.Ala85= (c.255A>G) in the general population?

DES p.Ala85= (c.255A>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

DES p.Ala85=

c.255A>G · VCV3501207

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Not reported

no allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,563,900)

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 0.69	GERP -3.5, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	13.82	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

No allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,563,900). This is missing data, not an absence: the variant may or may not be present in gnomAD. Rarity (ACMG PM2) and BA1/BS1 cannot be assessed for it.

Variant & gene context

Gene: DES
Protein: p.Ala85=
Coding: c.255A>G
MANE Select: NM_001927
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:219418717 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.81 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.73
Residue 85: the 'head' 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

Similar variants

DES p.Ala85Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
DES p.Ala85Val Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
DES p.Arg212Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DES p.Arg454Trp Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DES p.Glu401Asp Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DES c.1245-3T>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
DES c.639+4A>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
DES p.Ala135Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ 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-ala85 (accessed [today's date]).

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