Is DSG2 p.Val295= (c.885G>T) pathogenic?

DSG2 p.Val295= (c.885G>T) is classified Likely benign in DSG2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-07-16). Very rare (popmax 0.005%, amr); Associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.

What condition is associated with DSG2 p.Val295= (c.885G>T)?

DSG2 p.Val295= (c.885G>T) is associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 10 (ClinVar).

How common is DSG2 p.Val295= (c.885G>T) in the general population?

DSG2 p.Val295= (c.885G>T) is very rare (popmax 0.005%, amr) (gnomAD).

DSG2 p.Val295=

c.885G>T · rs534674777 · VCV2136687

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.005%, 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 1.2	GERP -2, phastCons 0.98
Overall
CADD	1.983	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.005% Admixed American · 3/60,002 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00133% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000668%

Overall 0.000434% 7/1,614,074 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.005%	20,001
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: DSG2
Protein: p.Val295=
Coding: c.885G>T
MANE Select: NM_001943
dbSNP: rs534674777
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr18:31524759 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.764 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 2/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 65.27 · 12 PDB
Residue 295: a β-strand; the 'interacts with human adenovirus b3 fiber protein' region; the cadherin 3 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

Similar variants

DSG2 p.Val295Ala Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
DSG2 p.Val295fs Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ same residue
DSG2 c.1423+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DSG2 c.1424-1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DSG2 c.523+1G>T Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DSG2 c.690+1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DSG2 c.81+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DSG2 c.829-2A>T 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-val295 (accessed [today's date]).

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