Is DDHD2 p.Leu591= (c.1773A>G) pathogenic?

DDHD2 p.Leu591= (c.1773A>G) is classified Likely benign in DDHD2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-03-26). Very rare (popmax 0.00666%, afr); Associated with hereditary spastic paraplegia 54.

What condition is associated with DDHD2 p.Leu591= (c.1773A>G)?

DDHD2 p.Leu591= (c.1773A>G) is associated with hereditary spastic paraplegia 54 (ClinVar).

How common is DDHD2 p.Leu591= (c.1773A>G) in the general population?

DDHD2 p.Leu591= (c.1773A>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00666%, afr) (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.Leu591=

c.1773A>G · rs185319138 · VCV1929261

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00666%, afr)

Conditions

hereditary spastic paraplegia 54

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -0.2	GERP -4.8, phastCons 0.002
Overall
CADD	3.5	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00666% African / African-American · 5/75,046 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00255% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00161%

Overall 0.000434% 7/1,614,188 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00666%	15,009
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0032%	31,254

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.Leu591=
Coding: c.1773A>G
MANE Select: NM_015214
dbSNP: rs185319138
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr8:38253009 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.758 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 74.70
Residue 591: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in spg54; likely pathogenic; loss of triacylglycerol hydrolase activity); the ddhd domain

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.Leu591Ile 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.Arg329Ter 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

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-leu591 (accessed [today's date]).

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