Is DMD p.Ser353= (c.1059G>A) pathogenic?

DMD p.Ser353= (c.1059G>A) is classified Benign/Likely benign in DMD (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 6 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-28). Rare (popmax 0.128%, sas); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with DMD p.Ser353= (c.1059G>A)?

DMD p.Ser353= (c.1059G>A) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, cardiomyopathy, Becker muscular dystrophy (ClinVar).

How common is DMD p.Ser353= (c.1059G>A) in the general population?

DMD p.Ser353= (c.1059G>A) is rare (popmax 0.128%, sas) (gnomAD).

DMD p.Ser353=

c.1059G>A · rs760621626 · VCV281258

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 6 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.128%, sas)

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 -4.9	GERP -4.5
Overall
CADD	0.167	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.128% South Asian · 73/56,819 alleles

Filtering AF 0.105% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.096%

Overall 0.00951% 115/1,209,794 alleles · rare exomes 110/1,097,942 · genomes 5/111,852 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.128%	778
Middle Eastern	0.023%	4,352
East Asian	0.00889%	11,248
Admixed American	0.00656%	15,232
European (non-Finnish)	0.0038%	26,326
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0021%	47,613

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.Ser353=
Coding: c.1059G>A
MANE Select: NM_004006
dbSNP: rs760621626
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:32645054 (GRCh38)
Residue 353: an α-helix

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.Ser353Leu Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
DMD p.Ser353Pro 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-ser353 (accessed [today's date]).

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