Is TH p.Ala59= (c.177A>T) pathogenic?

TH p.Ala59= (c.177A>T) is classified Likely benign in TH (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-01-14). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with TH-deficient dopa-responsive dystonia.

What condition is associated with TH p.Ala59= (c.177A>T)?

TH p.Ala59= (c.177A>T) is associated with TH-deficient dopa-responsive dystonia (ClinVar).

How common is TH p.Ala59= (c.177A>T) in the general population?

TH p.Ala59= (c.177A>T) 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.

TH p.Ala59=

c.177A>T · rs1411331505 · VCV2874392

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

TH-deficient dopa-responsive dystonia

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 -13	GERP -1
Overall
CADD	0.524	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

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.Ala59=
Coding: c.177A>T
MANE Select: NM_000360
dbSNP: rs1411331505
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:2169785 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.27 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 81.75 · 7 PDB
Residue 59: the 'disordered' region

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

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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/th-p-ala59 (accessed [today's date]).

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