Is TH p.Ala17Asp (c.50C>A) pathogenic?

TH p.Ala17Asp (c.50C>A) is classified Uncertain significance in TH (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2021-08-30). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.6999); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with TH-deficient dopa-responsive dystonia.

What condition is associated with TH p.Ala17Asp (c.50C>A)?

TH p.Ala17Asp (c.50C>A) is associated with TH-deficient dopa-responsive dystonia (ClinVar).

How common is TH p.Ala17Asp (c.50C>A) in the general population?

TH p.Ala17Asp (c.50C>A) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Autosomal recessive dopa-responsive dystonia inherited?

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

What do computational predictors say about TH p.Ala17Asp (c.50C>A)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.6999) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

TH p.Ala17Asp

c.50C>A · rs2133704171 · VCV1477457

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.6999 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

1/2 damaging

AlphaMissense, SaProt · REVEL indeterminate

Conditions

TH-deficient dopa-responsive dystonia

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.6999	likely pathogenic
REVEL	0.618	indeterminate
SaProt	LLR -9.36	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense calls this damaging; SaProt does not; REVEL is indeterminate.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 11	GERP 0.9, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.03	unconstrained · MANE · 7,550 bp · p 0.38 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	24.8	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: TH
Protein: p.Ala17Asp
Coding: c.50C>A
MANE Select: NM_000360
dbSNP: rs2133704171
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:2171737 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.27 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 81.75 · 7 PDB

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

Disease context

TH-deficient dopa-responsive dystonia — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Autosomal recessive dopa-responsive dystonia (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

Similar variants

TH p.Ala17= Likely benign ★ same residue
TH p.Ala17Pro Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
TH c.1200+2T>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TH c.1334+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TH c.312+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TH c.488-1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
TH c.644+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TH c.695+1G>C 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/th-p-ala17asp (accessed [today's date]).

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