The table below lists the 9 rare (MAF<0.0001 in ExAC) protein-altering DSP variants identified in a cohort of 123 DCM patients. When this rare variant frequency of 0.07317 is compared with a background population rate of 0.03148, there is a statistically significant case excess of 0.04169 (p<0.0001), which suggests that approximately 5 of these variants may be pathogenic.
| No. | Variant (CDS)▼ | Variant (Protein) | Variant Type▼ | Cases (123)▼ | LMM class | ExAC frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | c.943C>T | p.R315C | missense | 2 | VUS | 0.000074 |
| 2. | c.8495G>T | p.G2832V | missense | 1 | VUS | 0.000008 |
| 3. | c.607G>A | p.D203N | missense | 1 | VUS | 0.000000 |
| 4. | c.8481_8492del | p.Ser2843_Arg2846del | inframe | 1 | VUS | 0.000000 |
| 5. | c.699G>A | p.W233X | nonsense | 1 | Likely Pathogenic | 0.000000 |
| 6. | c.939+1G>A | essential splice site | 1 | Likely Pathogenic | 0.000000 | |
| 7. | c.6885A>T | p.Q2295H | missense | 1 | VUS | 0.000000 |
| 8. | c.2848dupA | frameshift | 1 | Likely Pathogenic | 0.000000 |
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