Is DSP p.Arg1458Ter (c.4372C>T) pathogenic?

DSP p.Arg1458Ter (c.4372C>T) is classified Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic in DSP (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 7 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-19). Very rare (popmax 0.00333%, amr); Associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 8.

What condition is associated with DSP p.Arg1458Ter (c.4372C>T)?

DSP p.Arg1458Ter (c.4372C>T) is associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 8, myocarditis, cardiomyopathy (ClinVar).

How common is DSP p.Arg1458Ter (c.4372C>T) in the general population?

DSP p.Arg1458Ter (c.4372C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00333%, amr) (gnomAD).

DSP p.Arg1458Ter

Q: How is Inherited isolated arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy inherited?

Typically Autosomal dominant (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

c.4372C>T · rs28763965 · VCV534283

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic Multiple submitters

Classification

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 7 submitters

Consequence

nonsense (stop-gain)

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00333%, amr)

Conditions

arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 8

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Consequence	nonsense (stop-gain)	predicted loss-of-function in a haploinsufficient gene (ClinGen)
NMD	predicted	premature termination codon in exon 23 of 24
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 3.9	GERP 0.69, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	38.0	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Predicted loss-of-function is descriptive, not an applied PVS1 code.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00333% Admixed American · 2/59,996 alleles

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

Overall 0.000205% 3/1,461,884 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.00333%	29,998
East Asian	0.00223%	44,878

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: DSP
Protein: p.Arg1458Ter
Coding: c.4372C>T
MANE Select: NM_004415
dbSNP: rs28763965
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr6:7580562 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.443 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Residue 1458: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in arvd8; uncertain significance); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in dcwhkta; uncertain significance); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in dcwhk; uncertain significance; abolishes expression in the myocardium); the 'central fibrous rod domain' region; the 'binds to telomeres' region; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in arvd8; likely pathogenic; results in an unstable protein that forms perinuclear aggregates); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in arvd8 and dcwhkta; uncertain significance); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in arvd8)

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

Disease context

arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 8 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: myocarditis cardiomyopathy arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy with wooly hair and keratoderma

For Inherited isolated arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: No data available

Similar variants

DSP p.Arg1458= Likely benign ★★ same residue
DSP p.Arg1458Gln Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
DSP p.Arg1458Gly Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ same residue
DSP p.Arg1458Leu Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ same residue
DSP c.1141-2A>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DSP c.1266+2T>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DSP c.1574+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DSP c.2130+1G>A Pathogenic/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/dsp-p-arg1458ter (accessed [today's date]).

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