Is DES p.Asn141= (c.423C>T) pathogenic?

DES p.Asn141= (c.423C>T) is classified Benign/Likely benign in DES (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2023-10-13). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with myofibrillar myopathy 1.

What condition is associated with DES p.Asn141= (c.423C>T)?

DES p.Asn141= (c.423C>T) is associated with myofibrillar myopathy 1 (ClinVar).

How common is DES p.Asn141= (c.423C>T) in the general population?

DES p.Asn141= (c.423C>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Desminopathy inherited?

Typically Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

DES p.Asn141=

c.423C>T · rs1954375978 · VCV1237251

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Not reported

no allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,570,188)

Conditions

myofibrillar myopathy 1

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 3.2	GERP -3.7, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	13.37	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

No allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,570,188). 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.Asn141=
Coding: c.423C>T
MANE Select: NM_001927
dbSNP: rs1954375978
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:219418885 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.81 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.73
Residue 141: the if rod domain; the 'coil 1a' region

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

Disease context

myofibrillar myopathy 1 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Desminopathy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Infancy

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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/des-p-asn141 (accessed [today's date]).

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