Is DMD p.Arg2870Pro (c.8609G>C) pathogenic?

DMD p.Arg2870Pro (c.8609G>C) is classified Uncertain significance in DMD (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-11-02). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.7896); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

What condition is associated with DMD p.Arg2870Pro (c.8609G>C)?

DMD p.Arg2870Pro (c.8609G>C) is associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (ClinVar).

How common is DMD p.Arg2870Pro (c.8609G>C) in the general population?

DMD p.Arg2870Pro (c.8609G>C) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Duchenne muscular dystrophy inherited?

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

What do computational predictors say about DMD p.Arg2870Pro (c.8609G>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.7896) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

DMD p.Arg2870Pro

c.8609G>C · rs373481995 · VCV2187398

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.7896 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.7896	likely pathogenic
REVEL	0.295	indeterminate
SaProt	—	not scored · why
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 4.9	GERP 1.6, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.36	unconstrained · MANE · 1,863 kb · p 2.4e-62 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	24.4	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL is an independent agreement signal.

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: DMD
Protein: p.Arg2870Pro
Coding: c.8609G>C
MANE Select: NM_004006
dbSNP: rs373481995
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:31479042 (GRCh38)

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

Disease context

Duchenne muscular dystrophy — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: X-linked recessive
Onset: Childhood
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Worldwide)

Similar variants

DMD p.Arg2870Ter Pathogenic ★★ same residue
DMD p.Arg2870Gln Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
DMD c.10086+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DMD c.10086+1G>T Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DMD c.10086+2T>C Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DMD c.10087-2A>G Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DMD c.10223+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DMD c.10223+1G>C 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/dmd-p-arg2870pro (accessed [today's date]).

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