chr18-31538880-T-C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Benign. The variant received -13 ACMG points: 0P and 13B. BP4_StrongBP6BS1BS2

The NM_001943.5(DSG2):​c.1781T>C​(p.Leu594Pro) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000354 in 1,614,194 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, including 2 homozygotes. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 16/22 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. L594L) has been classified as Likely benign.

Frequency

Genomes: š‘“ 0.00037 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes š‘“: 0.00035 ( 2 hom. )

Consequence

DSG2
NM_001943.5 missense

Scores

2
17

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications U:1B:15

Conservation

PhyloP100: 1.85

Publications

4 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
DSG2 (HGNC:3049): (desmoglein 2) This gene encodes a member of the desmoglein family and cadherin cell adhesion molecule superfamily of proteins. Desmogleins are calcium-binding transmembrane glycoprotein components of desmosomes, cell-cell junctions between epithelial, myocardial, and other cell types. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate the mature glycoprotein. This gene is present in a gene cluster with other desmoglein gene family members on chromosome 18. Mutations in this gene have been associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, familial, 10. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2016]
DSG2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
  • arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 10
    Inheritance: AD, AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, MODERATE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P
  • familial isolated dilated cardiomyopathy
    Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • dilated cardiomyopathy
    Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: ClinGen
  • dilated cardiomyopathy 1BB
    Inheritance: AR Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

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

BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.0063305497).
BP6
Variant 18-31538880-T-C is Benign according to our data. Variant chr18-31538880-T-C is described in ClinVar as Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity. ClinVar VariationId is 44287.
BS1
Variant frequency is greater than expected in population sas. GnomAd4 allele frequency = 0.000374 (57/152320) while in subpopulation SAS AF = 0.00083 (4/4820). AF 95% confidence interval is 0.000283. There are 0 homozygotes in GnomAd4. There are 28 alleles in the male GnomAd4 subpopulation. Median coverage is 32. This position passed quality control check.
BS2
High Homozygotes in GnomAdExome4 at 2 AD,AR gene

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
DSG2NM_001943.5 linkc.1781T>C p.Leu594Pro missense_variant Exon 12 of 15 ENST00000261590.13 NP_001934.2 Q14126
DSG2XM_047437315.1 linkc.1247T>C p.Leu416Pro missense_variant Exon 13 of 16 XP_047293271.1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
DSG2ENST00000261590.13 linkc.1781T>C p.Leu594Pro missense_variant Exon 12 of 15 1 NM_001943.5 ENSP00000261590.8 Q14126

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.000375
AC:
57
AN:
152202
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.0000724
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.000196
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00922
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.000829
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00316
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.000206
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.000630
AC:
157
AN:
249162
AF XY:
0.000636
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.000261
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00964
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.000159
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.000661
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.000352
AC:
514
AN:
1461874
Hom.:
2
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.000380
AC XY:
276
AN XY:
727246
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.0000896
AC:
3
AN:
33480
American (AMR)
AF:
0.000268
AC:
12
AN:
44724
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00957
AC:
250
AN:
26136
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
39700
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.000893
AC:
77
AN:
86258
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
53414
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00104
AC:
6
AN:
5768
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.000109
AC:
121
AN:
1111998
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.000745
AC:
45
AN:
60396
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.490
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
36
73
109
146
182
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Exome Hom
Variant carriers
0
10
20
30
40
50
<30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
50-55
55-60
60-65
65-70
70-75
75-80
>80
Age
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.000374
AC:
57
AN:
152320
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.000376
AC XY:
28
AN XY:
74482
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.0000722
AC:
3
AN:
41566
American (AMR)
AF:
0.000196
AC:
3
AN:
15308
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00922
AC:
32
AN:
3472
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5186
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.000830
AC:
4
AN:
4820
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
10624
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00340
AC:
1
AN:
294
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.000206
AC:
14
AN:
68026
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
2112
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.508
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
3
6
8
11
14
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het
Variant carriers
0
2
4
6
8
10
<30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
50-55
55-60
60-65
65-70
70-75
75-80
>80
Age
Alfa
AF:
0.000586
Hom.:
1
Bravo
AF:
0.000408
TwinsUK
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
ALSPAC
AF:
0.000259
AC:
1
ESP6500AA
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
ESP6500EA
AF:
0.000472
AC:
4
ExAC
AF:
0.000553
AC:
67
EpiCase
AF:
0.000273
EpiControl
AF:
0.000474

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity
Submissions summary: Uncertain:1Benign:15
Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not specified Uncertain:1Benign:4
Apr 09, 2025
Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory for Inherited Cardiovascular Disease, Montreal Heart Institute
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

BS1; BP6 -

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Clinical Genetics, Academic Medical Center
Significance:Benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Aug 27, 2014
Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Variant classified as Uncertain Significance - Favor Benign. The Leu594Pro varia nt in DSG2 has been identified in 4/8470 European American chromosomes by the NH LBI Exome Sequencing Project (http://evs.gs.washington.edu/EVS; dbSNP rs19968190 1). Our laboratory has previously detected this variant in 3 individuals (1 Asia n child with HCM and WPW, 1 Ashkenazi Jewish adult with possible DCM/ARVC, and 1 Ashkenazi Jewish adult with HCM). Leucine (Leu) at position 594 is not conserve d in mammals or evolutionarily distant species, raising the possibility that a c hange at this position may be tolerated. Additional computational prediction too ls suggest that this variant may not impact the protein, though this information is not predictive enough to rule out pathogenicity. In summary, while the clini cal significance of the Leu594Pro variant is uncertain, these data suggest that it is more likely to be benign. -

Dec 04, 2023
Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Variant summary: DSG2 c.1781T>C (p.Leu594Pro) results in a non-conservative amino acid change in the encoded protein sequence. Three of five in-silico tools predict a damaging effect of the variant on protein function. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00063 in 249162 control chromosomes in the gnomAD database, including 1 homozygote. The observed variant frequency is approximately 2.52 fold of the estimated maximal expected allele frequency for a pathogenic variant in DSG2 causing Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy phenotype (0.00025), suggesting that the variant is benign. c.1781T>C has been reported in the literature in a heterozygous individual affected with Brugada syndrome (e.g. DiResta_2015) and in a case of sudden infant death syndrome reported as a VUS (e.g. Neubauer_2017). These report(s) do not provide unequivocal conclusions about association of the variant with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy. To our knowledge, no experimental evidence demonstrating an impact on protein function has been reported. The following publications have been ascertained in the context of this evaluation (PMID: 26220970, 21636032, 28074886). Twelve submitters have cited clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014, classifying the variant as benign (n=3), likely benign (n=8), or uncertain significance (n=1). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as likely benign. -

Jan 22, 2018
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. -

not provided Benign:4
Nov 14, 2024
ARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics, ARUP Laboratories
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Jun 24, 2013
Biesecker Lab/Clinical Genomics Section, National Institutes of Health
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:research

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May 01, 2025
CeGaT Center for Human Genetics Tuebingen
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

DSG2: BP4 -

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Clinical Genetics DNA and cytogenetics Diagnostics Lab, Erasmus MC, Erasmus Medical Center
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Cardiomyopathy Benign:2
Aug 14, 2018
Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health
Significance:Benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Aug 20, 2021
CHEO Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 10 Benign:2
Jan 07, 2025
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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May 11, 2018
Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina
Significance:Benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant was observed as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (where applicable). Publications were found based on this search. The evidence from the literature, in combination with allele frequency data from public databases where available, was sufficient to rule this variant out of causing disease. Therefore, this variant is classified as benign. -

Primary dilated cardiomyopathy Benign:1
Apr 06, 2018
Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine, UC San Diego Health, University of California San Diego
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Cardiovascular phenotype Benign:1
Mar 07, 2018
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. -

DSG2-related disorder Benign:1
Feb 13, 2024
PreventionGenetics, part of Exact Sciences
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant is classified as likely benign based on ACMG/AMP sequence variant interpretation guidelines (Richards et al. 2015 PMID: 25741868, with internal and published modifications). -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.14
BayesDel_addAF
Benign
-0.29
T
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.26
CADD
Benign
19
DANN
Uncertain
0.99
DEOGEN2
Benign
0.089
T
Eigen
Benign
-0.054
Eigen_PC
Benign
0.031
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.80
D
LIST_S2
Benign
0.48
T
M_CAP
Benign
0.044
D
MetaRNN
Benign
0.0063
T
MetaSVM
Benign
-1.1
T
MutationAssessor
Benign
1.4
L
PhyloP100
1.9
PrimateAI
Benign
0.37
T
PROVEAN
Benign
-0.18
N
REVEL
Benign
0.26
Sift
Benign
0.10
T
Sift4G
Benign
0.24
T
Polyphen
0.93
P
Vest4
0.49
MVP
0.64
MPC
0.43
ClinPred
0.074
T
GERP RS
4.7
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.1
Varity_R
0.41
gMVP
0.77
Mutation Taster
=90/10
polymorphism

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)
0.010
Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

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

Publications

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs199681901; hg19: chr18-29118843; API