Is DSC2 p.Asp179Glu (c.537C>A) pathogenic?

DSC2 p.Asp179Glu (c.537C>A) is classified Uncertain significance in DSC2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 4 submitters; last evaluated 2025-11-16). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.6133); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with familial isolated arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia.

What condition is associated with DSC2 p.Asp179Glu (c.537C>A)?

DSC2 p.Asp179Glu (c.537C>A) is associated with familial isolated arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 11 (ClinVar).

How common is DSC2 p.Asp179Glu (c.537C>A) in the general population?

DSC2 p.Asp179Glu (c.537C>A) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about DSC2 p.Asp179Glu (c.537C>A)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.6133) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

DSC2 p.Asp179Glu

Q: How is Inherited isolated arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy inherited?

Typically Autosomal dominant (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

c.537C>A · rs1987521149 · VCV1392918

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 4 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.6133 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

1/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

familial isolated arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.6133	likely pathogenic
REVEL	0.165	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -9.25	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense calls this damaging; REVEL and SaProt do not.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 1.4	GERP 0.32, phastCons 0.72
Regional constraint	o/e 0.98	unconstrained · MANE · 34 kb · p 0.48 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	21.6	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

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

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: DSC2
Protein: p.Asp179Glu
Coding: c.537C>A
MANE Select: NM_024422
dbSNP: rs1987521149
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr18:31089532 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.743 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 1/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.26 · 3 PDB
Residue 179: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in arvd11; uncertain significance); a turn; the cadherin 1 domain

Full DSC2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

familial isolated arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: cardiomyopathy arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 11

For Inherited isolated arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: No data available

Similar variants

DSC2 p.Asp179Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
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
DSC2 p.Gln554Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DSC2 p.Gln620Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DSC2 p.Glu127Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DSC2 p.Glu593Ter 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-asp179glu (accessed [today's date]).

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