Is DMD p.His524= (c.1572C>T) pathogenic?

DMD p.His524= (c.1572C>T) is classified Likely benign in DMD (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2025-07-21). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0229%, mid); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with DMD p.His524= (c.1572C>T)?

DMD p.His524= (c.1572C>T) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, cardiomyopathy, Becker muscular dystrophy (ClinVar).

How common is DMD p.His524= (c.1572C>T) in the general population?

DMD p.His524= (c.1572C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0229%, mid) (gnomAD).

DMD p.His524=

c.1572C>T · rs779611516 · VCV699443

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0229%, mid)

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 -0.33	GERP -2.5, phastCons 0.001
Overall
CADD	1.113	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0229% Middle Eastern · 1/4,371 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00151% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00128%

Overall 0.00207% 25/1,208,137 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0229%	4,371
Admixed American	0.00437%	22,873
European (non-Finnish)	0.00235%	42,554
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0021%	47,526

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: DMD
Protein: p.His524=
Coding: c.1572C>T
MANE Select: NM_004006
dbSNP: rs779611516
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:32595787 (GRCh38)
Residue 524: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in bmd)

Full DMD 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: cardiomyopathy Becker muscular dystrophy Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Similar variants

DMD p.His524Tyr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
DMD p.His524Gln Likely benign ★ 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-his524 (accessed [today's date]).

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