Is DRD2 p.Asn52= (c.156C>T) pathogenic?

DRD2 p.Asn52= (c.156C>T) is classified Benign in DRD2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2020-01-24). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0867%, sas); Associated with dystonic disorder.

What condition is associated with DRD2 p.Asn52= (c.156C>T)?

DRD2 p.Asn52= (c.156C>T) is associated with dystonic disorder (ClinVar).

How common is DRD2 p.Asn52= (c.156C>T) in the general population?

DRD2 p.Asn52= (c.156C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0867%, sas) (gnomAD).

DRD2 p.Asn52=

c.156C>T · rs201114741 · VCV702278

Benign Single submitter

Classification

Benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0867%, sas)

Conditions

dystonic disorder

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 -1.7	GERP -5.7
Overall
CADD	10.61	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0867% South Asian · 79/91,086 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0713% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0656%

Overall 0.00675% 109/1,614,244 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0867%	1,153
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0144%	6,945
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.0141%	7,116
Admixed American	0.005%	20,008
African / African-American	0.00133%	75,066
European (non-Finnish)	0.000678%	147,506

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: DRD2
Protein: p.Asn52=
Coding: c.156C>T
MANE Select: NM_000795
dbSNP: rs201114741
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:113424496 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.372 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 72.49 · 11 PDB
Residue 52: an α-helix

Full DRD2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

dystonic disorder — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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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/drd2-p-asn52 (accessed [today's date]).

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