Is DLD p.Ala500= (c.1500T>C) pathogenic?

DLD p.Ala500= (c.1500T>C) is classified Likely benign in DLD (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-04). Very rare (popmax 0.00669%, eas); Associated with pyruvate dehydrogenase E3 deficiency.

What condition is associated with DLD p.Ala500= (c.1500T>C)?

DLD p.Ala500= (c.1500T>C) is associated with pyruvate dehydrogenase E3 deficiency (ClinVar).

How common is DLD p.Ala500= (c.1500T>C) in the general population?

DLD p.Ala500= (c.1500T>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00669%, eas) (gnomAD).

How is Maple syrup urine disease inherited?

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

DLD p.Ala500=

c.1500T>C · rs773097788 · VCV738009

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00669%, eas)

Conditions

pyruvate dehydrogenase E3 deficiency

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 1.8	GERP 2.1, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	10.42	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00669% East Asian · 3/44,866 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00177% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000891%

Overall 0.000496% 8/1,612,836 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00669%	14,955
Admixed American	0.005%	19,995
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0032%	31,222

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: DLD
Protein: p.Ala500=
Coding: c.1500T>C
MANE Select: NM_000108
dbSNP: rs773097788
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:107919229 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.727 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 93.69 · 17 PDB
Residue 500: an α-helix

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

Disease context

pyruvate dehydrogenase E3 deficiency — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Maple syrup urine disease (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (Worldwide)

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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/dld-p-ala500 (accessed [today's date]).

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