Is DSC2 p.Leu706= (c.2116T>C) pathogenic?

DSC2 p.Leu706= (c.2116T>C) is classified Likely benign in DSC2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2019-09-27). Very rare (popmax 0.000424%, nfe); Associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 11.

What condition is associated with DSC2 p.Leu706= (c.2116T>C)?

DSC2 p.Leu706= (c.2116T>C) is associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 11, cardiomyopathy (ClinVar).

How common is DSC2 p.Leu706= (c.2116T>C) in the general population?

DSC2 p.Leu706= (c.2116T>C) is very rare (popmax 0.000424%, nfe) (gnomAD).

DSC2 p.Leu706=

Q: How is Inherited isolated arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy inherited?

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

c.2116T>C · rs1986829654 · VCV922341

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000424%, nfe)

Conditions

arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 11

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 0.099	GERP -2
Overall
CADD	6.273	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000424% European (non-Finnish) · 5/1,179,700 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000124% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 9e-05%

Overall 0.000342% 5/1,461,494 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.Leu706=
Coding: c.2116T>C
MANE Select: NM_024422
dbSNP: rs1986829654
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr18:31071614 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.743 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 1/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.26 · 3 PDB
Residue 706: 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

arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 11 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: cardiomyopathy

For Inherited isolated arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: No data available

Similar variants

DSC2 p.Leu706Ser 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-leu706 (accessed [today's date]).

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