18-31071792-A-G

Variant names:

• chr18-31071792-A-G
• rs397517395
• NM_024422.6:c.1938T>C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Benign. The variant received -13 ACMG points: 0P and 13B. BP4_Strong BP6_Very_Strong BP7

The NM_024422.6(DSC2):​c.1938T>C​(p.Tyr646Tyr) variant causes a synonymous change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000041 in 1,461,712 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely benign (★★).

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000041 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: DSC2 NM_024422.6 synonymous
• Clinical Significance: Likely benign criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts B:3
• Conservation: PhyloP100: -1.25
• Publications: 3 publications found

Genes affected

DSC2 (HGNC:3036): (desmocollin 2) This gene encodes a member of the desmocollin protein subfamily. Desmocollins, along with desmogleins, are cadherin-like transmembrane glycoproteins that are major components of the desmosome. Desmosomes are cell-cell junctions that help resist shearing forces and are found in high concentrations in cells subject to mechanical stress. This gene is found in a cluster with other desmocollin family members on chromosome 18. Mutations in this gene are associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia-11, and reduced protein expression has been described in several types of cancer. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2015]

DSC2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• familial isolated arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
• arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 11

  Inheritance: AR, AD, SD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, LIMITED Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P, Ambry Genetics
• colorectal adenoma

  Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Ambry Genetics

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Benign. The variant received -13 ACMG points.

• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.94).
• BP6: Variant 18-31071792-A-G is Benign according to our data. Variant chr18-31071792-A-G is described in ClinVar as Likely_benign. ClinVar VariationId is 385101.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.
• BP7: Synonymous conserved (PhyloP=-1.25 with no splicing effect.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
DSC2	NM_024422.6	c.1938T>C	p.Tyr646Tyr	synonymous_variant	Exon 13 of 16	ENST00000280904.11	NP_077740.1
DSC2	NM_004949.5	c.1938T>C	p.Tyr646Tyr	synonymous_variant	Exon 13 of 17		NP_004940.1
DSC2	NM_001406506.1	c.1509T>C	p.Tyr503Tyr	synonymous_variant	Exon 13 of 16		NP_001393435.1
DSC2	NM_001406507.1	c.1509T>C	p.Tyr503Tyr	synonymous_variant	Exon 13 of 17		NP_001393436.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
DSC2	ENST00000280904.11	c.1938T>C	p.Tyr646Tyr	synonymous_variant	Exon 13 of 16	1	NM_024422.6	ENSP00000280904.6

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000410 AC: 6 AN: 1461712 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32 AF XY: 0.00000275 AC XY: 2 AN XY: 727162

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33474

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44720

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26134

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39640

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 86256

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53400

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5768

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00000540 AC: 6 AN: 1111934

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60386

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

Alfa AF: 0.00000460 Hom.: 0

Bravo AF: 0.0000113

ClinVar

Significance: Likely benign

Submissions summary: Benign:3

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

not specified Benign:1

Mar 24, 2016

GeneDx

Significance: Likely benign

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant is considered likely benign or benign based on one or more of the following criteria: it is a conservative change, it occurs at a poorly conserved position in the protein, it is predicted to be benign by multiple in silico algorithms, and/or has population frequency not consistent with disease.

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 11 Benign:1

Jun 29, 2021

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Likely benign

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Cardiovascular phenotype Benign:1

May 02, 2025

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Likely benign

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This alteration is classified as likely benign based on a combination of the following: seen in unaffected individuals, population frequency, intact protein function, lack of segregation with disease, co-occurrence, RNA analysis, in silico models, amino acid conservation, lack of disease association in case-control studies, and/or the mechanism of disease or impacted region is inconsistent with a known cause of pathogenicity.

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.94
CADD	Benign	0.055
DANN	Benign	0.50
PhyloP100		-1.2
Mutation Taster		=100/0	polymorphism

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.020		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs397517395; hg19: chr18-28651758;