Is DSC2 p.Thr856= (c.2568A>G) pathogenic?

DSC2 p.Thr856= (c.2568A>G) is classified Likely benign in DSC2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 4 submitters; last evaluated 2024-07-10). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with DSC2 p.Thr856= (c.2568A>G)?

DSC2 p.Thr856= (c.2568A>G) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 11 (ClinVar).

How common is DSC2 p.Thr856= (c.2568A>G) in the general population?

DSC2 p.Thr856= (c.2568A>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

DSC2 p.Thr856=

c.2568A>G · rs1986693059 · VCV919524

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 4 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

Cardiovascular phenotype

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -15	GERP -4
Overall
CADD	0.015	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

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.Thr856=
Coding: c.2568A>G
MANE Select: NM_024422
dbSNP: rs1986693059
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr18:31068153 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.743 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 1/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.26 · 3 PDB
Residue 856: 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

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DSC2 p.Gln554Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
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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-thr856 (accessed [today's date]).

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