Is DSC2 p.Asp312= (c.936C>T) pathogenic?

DSC2 p.Asp312= (c.936C>T) is classified Likely benign in DSC2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2025-06-29). Very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr); Associated with cardiomyopathy.

What condition is associated with DSC2 p.Asp312= (c.936C>T)?

DSC2 p.Asp312= (c.936C>T) is associated with cardiomyopathy (ClinVar).

How common is DSC2 p.Asp312= (c.936C>T) in the general population?

DSC2 p.Asp312= (c.936C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr) (gnomAD).

DSC2 p.Asp312=

c.936C>T · rs1431388251 · VCV722737

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr)

Conditions

cardiomyopathy

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 3.9	GERP -0.63, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	10.67	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00167% Admixed American · 1/60,016 alleles

Overall 0.000137% 2/1,461,808 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.00167%	60,016
European (non-Finnish)	8.47e-05%	1,179,976

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.Asp312=
Coding: c.936C>T
MANE Select: NM_024422
dbSNP: rs1431388251
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr18:31086582 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.743 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 1/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.26 · 3 PDB
Residue 312: the cadherin 2 domain

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

Disease context

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

Similar variants

DSC3 p.Asp312Glu Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
DSC2 c.1077+2T>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
DSC2 c.1520+4C>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
DSC2 c.942+3A>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
DSC2 c.942+6A>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
DSC2 p.Ala138Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
DSC2 p.Ala213Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
DSC2 p.Ala23Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ 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-asp312 (accessed [today's date]).

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