# NM_000360.4(TH):c.921del (p.Phe308fs)

https://sugi.bio/variant/th-p-phe308fs

## Summary

**TH p.Phe308fs (c.921del)** is classified **Likely pathogenic** in TH (ClinVar, No assertion criteria, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2016-02-09). No gnomAD frequency available for this variant; Associated with TH-deficient dopa-responsive dystonia.

**At a glance:** Likely pathogenic · review: No assertion criteria · rsID rs1057516491 · 1 submitter · 1 linked condition · no gnomAD frequency available for this variant

## For patients & families {#patients}

This is a change in the TH gene that is considered likely disease-causing, submitted by 1 submitter, and is linked to TH-deficient dopa-responsive dystonia.

*Reference information, not medical advice, and not a prediction for any individual. A genetic counselor or clinician can interpret what it means for you and your family.*

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Typical inheritance (of this condition) | Autosomal recessive |
| Age of onset (of this condition) | Infancy, Neonatal |
| Diagnostic panels | TH is a diagnostic-grade gene on 11 Genomics England panels |

**Commonly reported features of Autosomal recessive dopa-responsive dystonia** (across patients with this condition; presentation varies — frequencies from Orphanet):

- Ptosis — Frequent (79-30%)
- Irritability — Frequent (79-30%)
- Delayed speech and language development — Frequent (79-30%)
- Ataxia — Frequent (79-30%)
- Hypotonia — Frequent (79-30%)
- Lethargy — Frequent (79-30%)
- Motor delay — Frequent (79-30%)
- Parkinsonism — Frequent (79-30%)

**Support & next steps:** [Condition overview & support (NIH GARD)](https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/0001902/index) · [Find a genetic counselor (NSGC)](https://findageneticcounselor.nsgc.org/).

## Identity {#identity}

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Gene | [TH](https://sugi.bio/atlas/gene/TH/) |
| Protein change (HGVS p.) | p.Phe308fs |
| Coding change (HGVS c.) | c.921del |
| MANE Select transcript | [NM_000360](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/NM_000360) |
| dbSNP | [rs1057516491](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/snp/rs1057516491/) |
| Variant type | Deletion |
| Location | chr11:2166689-2166689 (GRCh38) |
| ClinVar | [VCV370441](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/370441/) |

**All HGVS expressions:** `NC_000011.10:g.2166689del`, `NC_000011.9:g.2187919del`, `NG_008128.1:g.10117del`, `NM_000360.4:c.921del`, `NM_199292.3:c.1014del`, `NM_199293.3:c.1002del`

## Computational & population evidence {#evidence}

**Concordance:** 1 independent predictor **concordant** with the ClinVar classification.

- **Missense predictors (AlphaMissense/REVEL/SaProt) do not apply** to this variant type — they score amino-acid substitutions only. For non-missense variants the computational signal comes from conservation (below), not from a missing predictor score.
- Conservation: phyloP 7.527, GERP 1.85, phastCons 1 — highly conserved position (PP3-type support)
- Molecular consequence: **frameshift** — a predicted loss-of-function variant. Gene population constraint: LOEUF 1.27, pLI 3.3283e-17. *Descriptive; not an applied PVS1 code.*
- Nonsense-mediated decay: the premature termination codon is **in exon 8 of 13**, so the transcript is predicted to undergo NMD.
- SpliceAI: **not assessed** — the release is built from a substitutions-only source, so it holds no deletion variants. That is a property of the dataset, not of the variant, and is not evidence against a splicing effect.
- Population frequency: **no gnomAD frequency available for this variant** — rarity (ACMG PM2) and BA1/BS1 cannot be assessed for this variant.

*Computational predictors are not independent (ClinGen Variant Classification guidance): AlphaMissense (Cheng et al. 2023) carries the ACMG weight for missense and conservation (phyloP/GERP/phastCons) for non-missense; REVEL (Pejaver-2022 calibrated strength bands) and SaProt (Su et al. 2023, structure-aware, ClinVar-independent protein language model, raw LLR) are shown as orthogonal agreement signals, not additive. For frequency, the gnomAD v4.1 grpmax filtering allele frequency (FAF95) is ClinGen's designated BA1/BS1 input (gnomAD v4 guidance v3.0, June 2025); BA1/BS1 thresholds are disease-specific, not a blanket 5%. Predictions, not a clinical determination.*

## Gene constraint & dosage {#gene-context}

**TH** population constraint: LOEUF 1.27, pLI 3.3283e-17, missense-Z -1.0314. *Lower LOEUF and higher pLI indicate a gene that tolerates loss-of-function poorly; ClinGen dosage is the curated haploinsufficiency call.*

Curated gene–disease validity (ClinGen):

- **tyrosine hydroxylase deficiency** — Definitive (AR)

## Protein context {#protein}

Residue **308** lies in an α-helix.

AlphaFold model confidence (whole protein): pLDDT 81.75, 59% of residues very-high.

**7 experimental structure(s)** (PDB): [2XSN](https://www.rcsb.org/structure/2XSN), [4J6S](https://www.rcsb.org/structure/4J6S), [6ZN2](https://www.rcsb.org/structure/6ZN2), [6ZVP](https://www.rcsb.org/structure/6ZVP), [6ZZU](https://www.rcsb.org/structure/6ZZU), [7A2G](https://www.rcsb.org/structure/7A2G).

## What this gene does {#gene-function}

*Describes the biological roles of TH (the gene this variant disrupts) — not effects measured for this specific variant. A damaging variant is expected to affect these functions and pathways; the degree depends on the variant.*

**How this variant is thought to act:** TH's established molecular role includes tyrosine 3-monooxygenase activity.


### Pathways affected {#pathways}

TH participates in **1 Reactome pathway** (⚕ = disease pathway):

| Pathway (Reactome) | Evidence |
| --- | --- |
| [Catecholamine biosynthesis](https://reactome.org/content/detail/R-HSA-209905) | curated |

### Molecular function & processes (GO — experimentally supported) {#go}

**Molecular function:** tyrosine 3-monooxygenase activity, enzyme binding, identical protein binding.

**Biological process:** response to hypoxia, dopamine biosynthetic process, epinephrine biosynthetic process, norepinephrine biosynthetic process, response to ethanol.

## Clinical significance {#significance}

**Likely pathogenic** — review status No assertion criteria *(no assertion criteria provided)*, last evaluated 2016-02-09.

**Submitter consensus:** unanimous (1/1 Likely pathogenic).

### Submitter classifications {#submitters}

| Submitter | Classification | Review | Method | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Counsyl | Likely pathogenic | no assertion criteria provided | clinical testing | 2016-02-09 |

## Associated conditions {#conditions}

[TH-deficient dopa-responsive dystonia](https://sugi.bio/atlas/disease/th-deficient-dopa-responsive-dystonia/).

**Reported phenotype names (ClinVar):** Autosomal recessive DOPA responsive dystonia, Tyrosine Hydroxylase-Deficient Dopa-Responsive Dystonia, DYT-TH, TH-deficient dopa-responsive dystonia, Segawa syndrome, autosomal recessive.

## Similar variants {#similar}

Related TH variant pages (same residue, condition, or type): [TH p.Gln346fs](/variant/th-p-gln346fs), [TH p.Glu375fs](/variant/th-p-glu375fs), [TH p.His335fs](/variant/th-p-his335fs), [TH p.Ser195fs](/variant/th-p-ser195fs), [TH p.Ser404fs](/variant/th-p-ser404fs), [TH p.Thr238fs](/variant/th-p-thr238fs), [TH p.Val18fs](/variant/th-p-val18fs), [TH c.977+1del](/variant/th-c-977-plus-1del).

### Data sources & attribution {#sources}

ClinVar (NCBI — public domain, built 2026-10-14); gnomAD v4.1 (Broad Institute, built 2026-10-15); AlphaMissense (Cheng et al. 2023, © Google DeepMind — CC BY 4.0, built 2026-01-27); REVEL (Ioannidis et al. 2016 — ODbL, built 2026-07-13); SaProt (Su et al. 2023 — MIT, built 2026-10-14); SpliceAI (Illumina — free for non-commercial use, built 2026-10-13); CADD (Rentzsch et al. 2019, University of Washington — free for non-commercial use, built 2026-10-10); Conservation (phyloP/phastCons/GERP) (UCSC hg38 470-way mammal (Hiller Lab) + Ensembl Compara, built 2026-07-12); gnomAD Non-coding Constraint (Gnocchi) (Chen et al. 2024, Broad Institute — CC0, built 2026-10-11); gnomAD Regional Missense Constraint (Broad Institute — CC0, built 2026-10-13); Pangolin (Zeng & Li 2022 — CC BY 4.0, built 2026-10-11); Repeat regions (UCSC — RepeatMasker, TRF, segmental duplications, built 2026-10-11); ClinGen (ClinGen, built 2026-09-22); UniProt (CC BY 4.0); Reactome / GO (CC BY 4.0, built 2026-09-23); MaveDB (per-record license, built 2026-10-11); CIViC (CC0, built 2026-09-22); Orphanet (Orphanet, built 2026-06-12)

*Primary record: NCBI ClinVar (variation 370441). Classifications reflect these databases as of the page's build date and may change. Free reference use — not medical advice; consult the primary submitters and a clinician.*