Is DPYD p.Ala437= (c.1311C>T) pathogenic?

DPYD p.Ala437= (c.1311C>T) is classified Likely benign in DPYD (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2020-07-28). Very rare (popmax 0.00267%, afr); Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

What condition is associated with DPYD p.Ala437= (c.1311C>T)?

DPYD p.Ala437= (c.1311C>T) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases (ClinVar).

How common is DPYD p.Ala437= (c.1311C>T) in the general population?

DPYD p.Ala437= (c.1311C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00267%, afr) (gnomAD).

DPYD p.Ala437=

c.1311C>T · rs780469489 · VCV1769673

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00267%, afr)

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

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 5.6	GERP 2.5, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	10.63	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00267% African / African-American · 2/74,866 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000443% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000166%

Overall 0.00031% 5/1,613,406 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00267%	37,433
Admixed American	0.00167%	59,960
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,470
European (non-Finnish)	8.48e-05%	1,179,578

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: DPYD
Protein: p.Ala437=
Coding: c.1311C>T
MANE Select: NM_000110
dbSNP: rs780469489
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:97573788 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.09 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 96.23
Residue 437: a binding site

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

Disease context

Inborn genetic diseases — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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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/dpyd-p-ala437 (accessed [today's date]).

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