Is DPYS p.Gln85Ter (c.253C>T) pathogenic?

DPYS p.Gln85Ter (c.253C>T) is classified Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic in DPYS (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2023-11-24). Very rare (popmax 0.00283%, afr); Associated with dihydropyrimidinuria.

What condition is associated with DPYS p.Gln85Ter (c.253C>T)?

DPYS p.Gln85Ter (c.253C>T) is associated with dihydropyrimidinuria (ClinVar).

How common is DPYS p.Gln85Ter (c.253C>T) in the general population?

DPYS p.Gln85Ter (c.253C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00283%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Dihydropyrimidinuria inherited?

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

DPYS p.Gln85Ter

c.253C>T · rs1020872387 · VCV2191880

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic Multiple submitters

Classification

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

Consequence

nonsense (stop-gain)

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00283%, afr)

Conditions

dihydropyrimidinuria

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 1 of 10
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 6.1	GERP 1.1, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	43.0	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 0.00283% African / African-American · 2/70,556 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00162% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00139%

Overall 0.0019% 29/1,522,640 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00283%	35,278
European (non-Finnish)	0.00237%	42,164

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: DPYS
Protein: p.Gln85Ter
Coding: c.253C>T
MANE Select: NM_001385
dbSNP: rs1020872387
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr8:104466668 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.029 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 96.00 · 1 PDB
Residue 85: an α-helix

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

Disease context

dihydropyrimidinuria — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Dihydropyrimidinuria (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Childhood, Infancy
Prevalence: <1 / 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/dpys-p-gln85ter (accessed [today's date]).

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