Is DSP p.Gln1608Ter (c.4822C>T) pathogenic?

DSP p.Gln1608Ter (c.4822C>T) is classified Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic in DSP (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 4 submitters; last evaluated 2024-12-12). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with DSP p.Gln1608Ter (c.4822C>T)?

DSP p.Gln1608Ter (c.4822C>T) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy with wooly hair and keratoderma (ClinVar).

How common is DSP p.Gln1608Ter (c.4822C>T) in the general population?

DSP p.Gln1608Ter (c.4822C>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

DSP p.Gln1608Ter

c.4822C>T · rs1060500610 · VCV405234

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic Multiple submitters

Classification

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 4 submitters

Consequence

nonsense (stop-gain)

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Not reported

no allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,613,966)

Conditions

Cardiovascular phenotype

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 7.6	GERP 1.8, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	40.0	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

No allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,613,966). This is missing data, not an absence: the variant may or may not be present in gnomAD. Rarity (ACMG PM2) and BA1/BS1 cannot be assessed for it.

Variant & gene context

Gene: DSP
Protein: p.Gln1608Ter
Coding: c.4822C>T
MANE Select: NM_004415
dbSNP: rs1060500610
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr6:7581012 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.443 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Residue 1608: 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

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

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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/dsp-p-gln1608ter (accessed [today's date]).

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