Is DSCAM p.Ser1791= (c.5373G>A) pathogenic?

DSCAM p.Ser1791= (c.5373G>A) is classified Likely benign in DSCAM (ClinVar, No assertion criteria, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2019-12-04). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.015%, amr); Associated with DSCAM-related disorder.

What condition is associated with DSCAM p.Ser1791= (c.5373G>A)?

DSCAM p.Ser1791= (c.5373G>A) is associated with DSCAM-related disorder (ClinVar).

How common is DSCAM p.Ser1791= (c.5373G>A) in the general population?

DSCAM p.Ser1791= (c.5373G>A) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.015%, amr) (gnomAD).

DSCAM p.Ser1791=

c.5373G>A · rs200612082 · VCV3048065

Likely benign No assertion criteria

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

No assertion criteria ☆☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.015%, amr)

Conditions

DSCAM-related disorder

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 -9.6	GERP -4.7
Overall
CADD	0.08	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.015% Admixed American · 9/60,006 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00773% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00578%

Overall 0.00192% 31/1,613,390 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.015%	6,667
African / African-American	0.0133%	7,491
South Asian	0.00659%	15,174
East Asian	0.00223%	44,890
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,432
European (non-Finnish)	0.000339%	295,010

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: DSCAM
Protein: p.Ser1791=
Coding: c.5373G>A
MANE Select: NM_001389
dbSNP: rs200612082
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr21:40044088 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.28 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 2/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 69.98 · 1 PDB
Residue 1791: the 'required for netrin-mediated axon repulsion of neuronal growth cones' region; the 'disordered' region

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

Disease context

DSCAM-related disorder

Similar variants

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DSCAM p.Lys391Arg Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same condition
DSCAM p.Met1548Ile Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same condition
DSCAM p.Thr485Ile Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same condition
DSCAM c.5036-2A>G Uncertain significance same condition
DSCAM p.Arg1657Ter 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/dscam-p-ser1791 (accessed [today's date]).

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