Is DSP p.Asp2681Ala (c.8042A>C) pathogenic?

DSP p.Asp2681Ala (c.8042A>C) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in DSP (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 6 submitters; last evaluated 2025-11-05). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.2659); Rare (popmax 0.132%, mid); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with DSP p.Asp2681Ala (c.8042A>C)?

DSP p.Asp2681Ala (c.8042A>C) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy with wooly hair and keratoderma (ClinVar).

How common is DSP p.Asp2681Ala (c.8042A>C) in the general population?

DSP p.Asp2681Ala (c.8042A>C) is rare (popmax 0.132%, mid) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about DSP p.Asp2681Ala (c.8042A>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.2659) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

DSP p.Asp2681Ala

c.8042A>C · rs746166372 · VCV925745

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 6 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.2659 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.132%, mid)

Missense predictors

1/2 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL

Conditions

Cardiovascular phenotype

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.2659	likely benign
REVEL	0.853	moderately pathogenic-leaning
⇒ REVEL calls this damaging; AlphaMissense does not.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 11	GERP 1.9, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.05	unconstrained · MANE · 1,308 bp · p 0.26 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	25.7	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 0.132% Middle Eastern · 8/6,062 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0656% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0478%

Overall 0.000752% 11/1,461,892 alleles · rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.132%	758
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0048%	20,835

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.Asp2681Ala
Coding: c.8042A>C
MANE Select: NM_004415
dbSNP: rs746166372
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr6:7585304 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.443 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Residue 2681: 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); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in ebla; uncertain significance); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in dcwhk; uncertain significance); the 'binds to telomeres' region; the 'globular 2' region; the '4.5 x 38 aa tandem repeats (domain c)' 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.Asp2681Glu Uncertain significance ★ same residue
DSP p.Asp2681fs Pathogenic ★ same residue
DSP p.Asp2681Ter Pathogenic ★ 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

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-asp2681ala (accessed [today's date]).

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