Is DDC p.Phe237= (c.711C>T) pathogenic?

DDC p.Phe237= (c.711C>T) is classified Likely benign in DDC (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-05-05). Very rare (popmax 0.005%, amr); Associated with aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency.

What condition is associated with DDC p.Phe237= (c.711C>T)?

DDC p.Phe237= (c.711C>T) is associated with aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency (ClinVar).

How common is DDC p.Phe237= (c.711C>T) in the general population?

DDC p.Phe237= (c.711C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.005%, amr) (gnomAD).

How is Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency inherited?

Typically Autosomal recessive (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

DDC p.Phe237=

c.711C>T · VCV4762831

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.005%, amr)

Conditions

aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.072	moderately benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7.3	GERP 2.7, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	7.998	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.005% Admixed American · 3/60,016 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00133% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000668%

Overall 0.000248% 4/1,612,734 alleles · very rare exomes 4/1,460,428 · genomes 0/152,306 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.005%	20,005
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,382

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: DDC
Protein: p.Phe237=
Coding: c.711C>T
MANE Select: NM_001082971
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:50528140 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.922 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 96.88 · 8 PDB
Residue 237: a β-strand

Full DDC gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

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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/ddc-p-phe237 (accessed [today's date]).

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