Is DSP p.Arg908Cys (c.2722C>T) pathogenic?

DSP p.Arg908Cys (c.2722C>T) is classified Likely benign in DSP (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 4 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-27). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.1386); Rare (popmax 0.117%, amr); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with DSP p.Arg908Cys (c.2722C>T)?

DSP p.Arg908Cys (c.2722C>T) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy with wooly hair and keratoderma (ClinVar).

How common is DSP p.Arg908Cys (c.2722C>T) in the general population?

DSP p.Arg908Cys (c.2722C>T) is rare (popmax 0.117%, amr) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about DSP p.Arg908Cys (c.2722C>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.1386) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

DSP p.Arg908Cys

c.2722C>T · rs376932045 · VCV413267

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 4 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.1386 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.117%, amr)

Missense predictors

0/2 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL

Conditions

Cardiovascular phenotype

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.1386	likely benign
REVEL	0.113	moderately benign-leaning
⇒ AlphaMissense and REVEL both call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 3.3	GERP 1.8, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.93	unconstrained · MANE · 12 kb · p 0.0024 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	26.4	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.117% Admixed American · 70/60,028 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0946% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0866%

Overall 0.00514% 83/1,614,060 alleles · rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.117%	858
African / African-American	0.004%	25,003
East Asian	0.00223%	44,868
South Asian	0.0022%	45,537
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,504
European (non-Finnish)	0.000508%	196,668

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.Arg908Cys
Coding: c.2722C>T
MANE Select: NM_004415
dbSNP: rs376932045
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr6:7576385 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.443 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Residue 908: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in arvd8; uncertain significance); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in dcwhkta; uncertain significance); the 'globular 1' 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

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

Also linked: cardiomyopathy arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy with wooly hair and keratoderma arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 8

Similar variants

DSP p.Arg908His Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
DSP p.Arg908Leu 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
DSP c.2297+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DSP c.2298-1G>C 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-arg908cys (accessed [today's date]).

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