Is DLAT p.Arg636= (c.1908A>G) pathogenic?

DLAT p.Arg636= (c.1908A>G) is classified Likely benign in DLAT (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-11-11). Very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas); Associated with pyruvate dehydrogenase E2 deficiency.

What condition is associated with DLAT p.Arg636= (c.1908A>G)?

DLAT p.Arg636= (c.1908A>G) is associated with pyruvate dehydrogenase E2 deficiency (ClinVar).

How common is DLAT p.Arg636= (c.1908A>G) in the general population?

DLAT p.Arg636= (c.1908A>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas) (gnomAD).

How is Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency inherited?

Typically Autosomal recessive, Not applicable (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

DLAT p.Arg636=

c.1908A>G · VCV4708465

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas)

Conditions

pyruvate dehydrogenase E2 deficiency

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	all four deltas below 0.2 · A>T here scores Δ0.96 · evaluated, not missing
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 3.6	GERP -0.17, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	10.47	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00223% East Asian · 1/44,886 alleles

Overall 6.85e-05% 1/1,460,292 alleles · very rare

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: DLAT
Protein: p.Arg636=
Coding: c.1908A>G
MANE Select: NM_001931
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:112062499 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.759 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 72.59 · 13 PDB
Residue 636: an α-helix

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

Disease context

pyruvate dehydrogenase E2 deficiency — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive, Not applicable, X-linked dominant
Onset: Childhood, 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/dlat-p-arg636 (accessed [today's date]).

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