Is DDHD2 p.Arg329Ter (c.985C>T) pathogenic?

DDHD2 p.Arg329Ter (c.985C>T) is classified Pathogenic in DDHD2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 4 submitters; last evaluated 2019-10-19). Very rare (popmax 0.00333%, amr); Associated with hereditary spastic paraplegia 54.

What condition is associated with DDHD2 p.Arg329Ter (c.985C>T)?

DDHD2 p.Arg329Ter (c.985C>T) is associated with hereditary spastic paraplegia 54 (ClinVar).

How common is DDHD2 p.Arg329Ter (c.985C>T) in the general population?

DDHD2 p.Arg329Ter (c.985C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00333%, amr) (gnomAD).

How is Autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia type 54 inherited?

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

DDHD2 p.Arg329Ter

c.985C>T · rs201258800 · VCV452548

Pathogenic Multiple submitters

Classification

Pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 4 submitters

Consequence

nonsense (stop-gain)

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00333%, amr)

Conditions

hereditary spastic paraplegia 54

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Consequence	nonsense (stop-gain)	predicted loss-of-function
NMD	predicted	premature termination codon in exon 8 of 18
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.41	GERP 0.98, phastCons 0.98
Overall
CADD	34.0	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Predicted loss-of-function is descriptive, not an applied PVS1 code.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00333% Admixed American · 2/59,988 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000875% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000443%

Overall 0.000682% 11/1,613,920 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.00333%	29,994
South Asian	0.00329%	30,357
East Asian	0.00223%	44,888
European (non-Finnish)	0.000424%	236,002

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: DDHD2
Protein: p.Arg329Ter
Coding: c.985C>T
MANE Select: NM_015214
dbSNP: rs201258800
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr8:38245878 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.758 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 74.70
Residue 329: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in spg54; likely pathogenic; loss of triacylglycerol hydrolase activity)

Full DDHD2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

hereditary spastic paraplegia 54 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia type 54 (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Childhood, Infancy

Similar variants

DDHD2 p.Arg329Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
DDHD2 c.1126-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DDHD2 c.1248+2T>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DDHD2 p.Arg232Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DDHD2 p.Arg516Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
DDHD2 p.Asp660His Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DDHD2 p.Gln286Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
DDHD2 p.Trp115Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition

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/ddhd2-p-arg329ter (accessed [today's date]).

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