Is DSP p.Ser2578= (c.7734C>T) pathogenic?

DSP p.Ser2578= (c.7734C>T) is classified Benign/Likely benign in DSP (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 14 submitters; last evaluated 2026-02-02). Rare (popmax 0.325%, afr); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with DSP p.Ser2578= (c.7734C>T)?

DSP p.Ser2578= (c.7734C>T) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy with wooly hair and keratoderma (ClinVar).

How common is DSP p.Ser2578= (c.7734C>T) in the general population?

DSP p.Ser2578= (c.7734C>T) is rare (popmax 0.325%, afr) (gnomAD).

DSP p.Ser2578=

c.7734C>T · rs28763970 · VCV137172

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 14 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.325%, afr)

Conditions

Cardiovascular phenotype

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 -11	GERP -3.2
Overall
CADD	0.138	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.325% African / African-American · 244/75,006 alleles

Filtering AF 0.292% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.279%

Overall 0.0183% 296/1,614,128 alleles · rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.325%	307
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0288%	3,473
Admixed American	0.02%	5,001
Middle Eastern	0.0165%	6,062
European (non-Finnish)	0.00169%	59,001
South Asian	0.0011%	91,080

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.Ser2578=
Coding: c.7734C>T
MANE Select: NM_004415
dbSNP: rs28763970
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr6:7584996 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.443 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Residue 2578: 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); the 'binds to telomeres' region; the 'globular 2' 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.Ser2578Cys Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
DSP p.Ser2578Gly Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ 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-ser2578 (accessed [today's date]).

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