Is TH p.Ala6Ser (c.16G>T) pathogenic?

TH p.Ala6Ser (c.16G>T) is classified Uncertain significance in TH (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-08-09). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.0785); Very rare (popmax 0.00333%, amr); Associated with TH-deficient dopa-responsive dystonia.

What condition is associated with TH p.Ala6Ser (c.16G>T)?

TH p.Ala6Ser (c.16G>T) is associated with TH-deficient dopa-responsive dystonia (ClinVar).

How common is TH p.Ala6Ser (c.16G>T) in the general population?

TH p.Ala6Ser (c.16G>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00333%, amr) (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.Ala6Ser (c.16G>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.0785) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

TH p.Ala6Ser

c.16G>T · rs74555599 · VCV2193495

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.0785 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00333%, amr)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

TH-deficient dopa-responsive dystonia

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.0785	likely benign
REVEL	0.236	benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -6.58	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Pangolin	Δ0.25	gain · loss 0.00 · not in the SpliceAI release · independent
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -0.67	GERP -0.26
Regional constraint	o/e 1.03	unconstrained · MANE · 7,550 bp · p 0.38 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	0.798	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean tolerated — a triage signal, not a reclassification

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

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00333% Admixed American · 2/59,992 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000553% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000207%

Overall 0.000186% 3/1,612,194 alleles · very rare exomes 3/1,459,956 · genomes 0/152,238 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.00333%	29,996
European (non-Finnish)	8.48e-05%	1,179,782

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: TH
Protein: p.Ala6Ser
Coding: c.16G>T
MANE Select: NM_000360
dbSNP: rs74555599
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:2171771 (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.Ala6Thr Benign/Likely benign ★★ same residue
TH p.Ala6= Likely benign ★ 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-ala6ser (accessed [today's date]).

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