rs113726158

Variant names:

• chr6-7565357-A-G
• rs113726158
• NM_004415.4:c.778-2A>G

Your query was ambiguous. Multiple possible variants found:

• chr6-7565357-A-G
• chr6-7565357-A-T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 12 ACMG points: 12P and 0B. PVS1_Moderate PM2 PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_004415.4(DSP):​c.778-2A>G variant causes a splice acceptor, intron change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000000684 in 1,461,826 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. 3/3 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (★★).

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 31)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 6.8e-7 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: DSP NM_004415.4 splice_acceptor, intron
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 1.000
• Clinical Significance: Likely pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:3
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 8.97
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

DSP (HGNC:3052): (desmoplakin) This gene encodes a protein that anchors intermediate filaments to desmosomal plaques and forms an obligate component of functional desmosomes. Mutations in this gene are the cause of several cardiomyopathies and keratodermas, including skin fragility-woolly hair syndrome. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2016]

DSP Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 8

  Inheritance: AD, AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P
• keratosis palmoplantaris striata 2

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, LIMITED Submitted by: G2P, Ambry Genetics, Genomics England PanelApp
• skin fragility-woolly hair-palmoplantar keratoderma syndrome

  Inheritance: AD, AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE, LIMITED Submitted by: Orphanet, G2P, Genomics England PanelApp, Ambry Genetics
• arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy with wooly hair and keratoderma

  Inheritance: AR, AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, MODERATE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P, Genomics England PanelApp, ClinGen, Orphanet, Ambry Genetics
• cardiomyopathy, dilated, with wooly hair, keratoderma, and tooth agenesis

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG, MODERATE Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Genomics England PanelApp, Ambry Genetics
• lethal acantholytic epidermolysis bullosa

  Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, MODERATE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: PanelApp Australia, Ambry Genetics, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Genomics England PanelApp, Orphanet
• familial isolated dilated cardiomyopathy

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• striate palmoplantar keratoderma

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• severe dermatitis-multiple allergies-metabolic wasting syndrome

  Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

  Inheritance: AD Classification: NO_KNOWN Submitted by: ClinGen

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 12 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Splicing +-2 bp (donor or acceptor) variant, product NOT destroyed by NMD, known LOF gene, truncates exone, which is 0.01880223 fraction of the gene. No cryptic splice site detected. Exon removal is inframe change.
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP5: Variant 6-7565357-A-G is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr6-7565357-A-G is described in ClinVar as Likely_pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 581651.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
DSP	NM_004415.4	c.778-2A>G		splice_acceptor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 6 of 23	ENST00000379802.8	NP_004406.2
DSP	NM_001319034.2	c.778-2A>G		splice_acceptor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 6 of 23		NP_001305963.1
DSP	NM_001008844.3	c.778-2A>G		splice_acceptor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 6 of 23		NP_001008844.1
DSP	NM_001406591.1	c.778-2A>G		splice_acceptor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 6 of 10		NP_001393520.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
DSP	ENST00000379802.8	c.778-2A>G		splice_acceptor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 6 of 23	1	NM_004415.4	ENSP00000369129.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 31

GnomAD4 exome AF: 6.84e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1461826 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 31 AF XY: 0.00000138 AC XY: 1 AN XY: 727218

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33480

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44724

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26136

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39700

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 86258

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53366

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

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 8.99e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1111998

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60396

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 31

ClinVar

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:3

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 8;C1854063:Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy with wooly hair and keratoderma Pathogenic:1

Jul 06, 2023

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

In summary, the currently available evidence indicates that the variant is pathogenic, but additional data are needed to prove that conclusively. Therefore, this variant has been classified as Likely Pathogenic. Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 581651). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with DSP-related conditions. This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This sequence change affects an acceptor splice site in intron 6 of the DSP gene. It is expected to disrupt RNA splicing. Variants that disrupt the donor or acceptor splice site typically lead to a loss of protein function (PMID: 16199547), and loss-of-function variants in DSP are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 20716751, 24503780, 25227139). -

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy Pathogenic:1

Apr 02, 2018

Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The c.778-2A>G variant in DSP has not been previously reported in individuals with cardiomyopathy and was absent from large population studies. This variant occurs in the invariant region (+/- 1,2) of the splice consensus sequence and is predicted to cause altered splicing leading to an abnormal or absent protein. Splice site and other loss of function variants in DSP have been reported in patients with ARVC (http://arvcdatabase.info/). In summary, although additional studies are required to fully establish its clinical significance, the c.778-2A>G variant is likely pathogenic. ACMG criteria: PVS1; PM2. -

Cardiovascular phenotype Pathogenic:1

Apr 30, 2025

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The c.778-2A>G intronic variant results from an A to G substitution two nucleotides upstream from coding exon 7 in the DSP gene. Alterations that disrupt the canonical splice site are expected to result in aberrant splicing. A resulting transcript is predicted to be in-frame and is not expected to trigger nonsense-mediated mRNA decay; although, direct evidence is unavailable. However, the impacted region is critical for protein function (Ambry internal data). This variant was not reported in population-based cohorts in the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). This nucleotide position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. In silico splice site analysis predicts that this alteration will weaken the native splice acceptor site and may result in the creation or strengthening of a novel splice acceptor site. Based on the available evidence, this alteration is classified as likely pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.38	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.31
CADD	Pathogenic	31
DANN	Uncertain	1.0
Eigen	Pathogenic	1.1
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.96
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.99	D
PhyloP100		9.0
GERP RS		5.4
Mutation Taster		=0/100	disease causing (ClinVar)

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Pathogenic	1.0
dbscSNV1_RF	Pathogenic	0.94
SpliceAI score (max)		0.99		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_AG_spliceai		0.35		Position offset: 6
DS_AL_spliceai		0.99		Position offset: 2

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs113726158; hg19: chr6-7565590;