Is DSG2 p.Ser726= (c.2178T>C) pathogenic?

DSG2 p.Ser726= (c.2178T>C) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in DSG2 (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 5 submitters; last evaluated 2024-08-13). Very rare (popmax 0.00878%, sas); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with DSG2 p.Ser726= (c.2178T>C)?

DSG2 p.Ser726= (c.2178T>C) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 10 (ClinVar).

How common is DSG2 p.Ser726= (c.2178T>C) in the general population?

DSG2 p.Ser726= (c.2178T>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00878%, sas) (gnomAD).

DSG2 p.Ser726=

c.2178T>C · rs749897373 · VCV890201

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 5 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00878%, sas)

Conditions

Cardiovascular phenotype

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	all four deltas below 0.2 · T>A here scores Δ0.22 · evaluated, not missing
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -4
Overall
CADD	1.51	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00878% South Asian · 8/91,084 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00437% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00312%

Overall 0.000496% 8/1,614,060 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: DSG2
Protein: p.Ser726=
Coding: c.2178T>C
MANE Select: NM_001943
dbSNP: rs749897373
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr18:31542696 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.764 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 2/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 65.27 · 12 PDB
Residue 726: a modified residue (phosphoserine); 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

Cardiovascular phenotype — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: cardiomyopathy arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 10 arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

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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-ser726 (accessed [today's date]).

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