Is DSG2 p.His995Pro (c.2984A>C) pathogenic?

DSG2 p.His995Pro (c.2984A>C) is classified Uncertain significance in DSG2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-09-25). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.0624); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.

What condition is associated with DSG2 p.His995Pro (c.2984A>C)?

DSG2 p.His995Pro (c.2984A>C) is associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ClinVar).

How common is DSG2 p.His995Pro (c.2984A>C) in the general population?

DSG2 p.His995Pro (c.2984A>C) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about DSG2 p.His995Pro (c.2984A>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.0624) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

DSG2 p.His995Pro

c.2984A>C · rs1253735579 · VCV3069286

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.0624 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.0624	likely benign
REVEL	0.116	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -4.58	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 1.3
Regional constraint	o/e 0.93	unconstrained · MANE · 48 kb · p 0.014 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	12.71	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

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: DSG2
Protein: p.His995Pro
Coding: c.2984A>C
MANE Select: NM_001943
dbSNP: rs1253735579
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr18:31546370 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.764 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 2/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 65.27 · 12 PDB
Residue 995: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in arvd10; uncertain significance; evidence of residual myocardium, fibrous tissue, fatty tissue, dysmetric and dysmorphic nuclei and prominent cytoplasmic vacuolization; decreases the number of desmosomes at intercalated disks also increases desmosome gap; smaller intercellular gaps, with repeating couplings, abnormally located desmosomes and pale internal plaques); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in arvd10; uncertain significance)

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

Similar variants

DSG2 p.His995Tyr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
DSG2 p.His995Leu Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
DSG2 p.His995= Likely benign ★ same residue
DSG2 p.Arg46Gln Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DSG2 p.Arg46Trp Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DSG2 p.Arg49His Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DSG2 p.Ser314Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DSG2 p.Tyr130Ter Likely 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/dsg2-p-his995pro (accessed [today's date]).

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