Is DSC2 p.Arg680Ser (c.2038C>A) pathogenic?

DSC2 p.Arg680Ser (c.2038C>A) is classified Uncertain significance in DSC2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 5 submitters; last evaluated 2025-11-18). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.2941); Very rare (popmax 0.00356%, nfe); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with DSC2 p.Arg680Ser (c.2038C>A)?

DSC2 p.Arg680Ser (c.2038C>A) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 11 (ClinVar).

How common is DSC2 p.Arg680Ser (c.2038C>A) in the general population?

DSC2 p.Arg680Ser (c.2038C>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00356%, nfe) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about DSC2 p.Arg680Ser (c.2038C>A)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.2941) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

DSC2 p.Arg680Ser

c.2038C>A · rs757253682 · VCV418603

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 5 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.2941 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00356%, nfe)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

Cardiovascular phenotype

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.2941	likely benign
REVEL	0.153	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -6.24	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 1	GERP 1.1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.98	unconstrained · MANE · 34 kb · p 0.48 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	6.739	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean tolerated — a triage signal, not a reclassification

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00356% European (non-Finnish) · 42/1,179,996 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00267% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00236%

Overall 0.0026% 42/1,613,956 alleles · very rare

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: DSC2
Protein: p.Arg680Ser
Coding: c.2038C>A
MANE Select: NM_024422
dbSNP: rs757253682
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr18:31071692 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.743 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 1/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.26 · 3 PDB
Residue 680: the cadherin 5 domain; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in arvd11; likely pathogenic; mislocalization of dsc2 to the cytoplasm within intercalated disks of the heart)

Full DSC2 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 arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 11 familial isolated arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia

Similar variants

DSC2 p.Arg680Cys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
DSC2 p.Arg680= Uncertain significance ★ same residue
DSC2 p.Arg680His Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
DSC2 p.Arg680Leu Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
DSC2 c.1521-1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DSC2 c.1664-1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DSC2 c.354+2T>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DSC2 c.355-1G>A Likely 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/dsc2-p-arg680ser (accessed [today's date]).

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