Is DSC2 p.Asp329Asn (c.985G>A) pathogenic?

DSC2 p.Asp329Asn (c.985G>A) is classified Uncertain significance in DSC2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2025-05-25). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.1186); Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0223%, eas); Associated with cardiomyopathy.

What condition is associated with DSC2 p.Asp329Asn (c.985G>A)?

DSC2 p.Asp329Asn (c.985G>A) is associated with cardiomyopathy, familial isolated arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ClinVar).

How common is DSC2 p.Asp329Asn (c.985G>A) in the general population?

DSC2 p.Asp329Asn (c.985G>A) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0223%, eas) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about DSC2 p.Asp329Asn (c.985G>A)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.1186) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

DSC2 p.Asp329Asn

c.985G>A · rs1987280682 · VCV1172068

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.1186 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0223%, eas)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

cardiomyopathy

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.1186	likely benign
REVEL	0.077	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -7.50	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	Δ0.35	donor gain · deltas
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.12	GERP 0.81, phastCons 0.94
Regional constraint	o/e 0.98	unconstrained · MANE · 34 kb · p 0.48 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	20.6	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 0.0223% East Asian · 10/44,822 alleles

Filtering AF 0.012% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00917%

Overall 0.000685% 10/1,460,886 alleles · ultra-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.Asp329Asn
Coding: c.985G>A
MANE Select: NM_024422
dbSNP: rs1987280682
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr18:31083018 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.743 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 1/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.26 · 3 PDB
Residue 329: an α-helix; 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

Also linked: familial isolated arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia

Similar variants

DSC2 p.Asp329Gly Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
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DSC2 c.1520+4C>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
DSC2 c.1520+6T>C 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.Ala13Val 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-asp329asn (accessed [today's date]).

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