Is DSG2 p.Asp187= (c.561T>C) pathogenic?

DSG2 p.Asp187= (c.561T>C) is classified Likely benign in DSG2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2024-07-20). Very rare (popmax 0.00333%, amr); Associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.

What condition is associated with DSG2 p.Asp187= (c.561T>C)?

DSG2 p.Asp187= (c.561T>C) is associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 10 (ClinVar).

How common is DSG2 p.Asp187= (c.561T>C) in the general population?

DSG2 p.Asp187= (c.561T>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00333%, amr) (gnomAD).

DSG2 p.Asp187=

c.561T>C · rs573318445 · VCV1119816

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00333%, amr)

Conditions

arrhythmogenic right ventricular 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 0.14	GERP -0.49, phastCons 0.99
Overall
CADD	8.319	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00333% Admixed American · 2/60,030 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000553% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000207%

Overall 0.000186% 3/1,613,464 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.00333%	30,015
African / African-American	0.00133%	75,048

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: DSG2
Protein: p.Asp187=
Coding: c.561T>C
MANE Select: NM_001943
dbSNP: rs573318445
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr18:31522120 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.764 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 2/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 65.27 · 12 PDB
Residue 187: the cadherin 2 domain

Full DSG2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

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

Also linked: arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 10

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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/dsg2-p-asp187 (accessed [today's date]).

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