Is TPP2 p.Gly53= (c.159C>T) pathogenic?

TPP2 p.Gly53= (c.159C>T) is classified Likely benign in TPP2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-07-23). Very rare (popmax 0.00245%, amr); Associated with Evans syndrome, immunodeficiency, and premature immunosenescence associated with tripeptidyl-peptidase II deficiency.

How common is TPP2 p.Gly53= (c.159C>T) in the general population?

TPP2 p.Gly53= (c.159C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00245%, amr) (gnomAD).

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Q: What condition is associated with TPP2 p.Gly53= (c.159C>T)?

TPP2 p.Gly53= (c.159C>T) is associated with Evans syndrome, immunodeficiency, and premature immunosenescence associated with tripeptidyl-peptidase II deficiency (ClinVar).

c.159C>T · VCV4723937

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00245%, amr)

Conditions

Evans syndrome, immunodeficiency, and premature immunosenescence associated with tripeptidyl-peptidase II deficiency

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation/SpliceAI carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	Δ0.47	donor gain · deltas
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.29	GERP -2.3, phastCons 0.99
Overall
CADD	17.72	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00245% Admixed American · 1/40,790 alleles

Overall 7.56e-05% 1/1,322,994 alleles · very rare

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: TPP2
Protein: p.Gly53=
Coding: c.159C>T
MANE Select: NM_001330588
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr13:102597197 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.29 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 91.98
Residue 53: the peptidase s8 domain

Full TPP2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Evans syndrome, immunodeficiency, and premature immunosenescence associated with tripeptidyl-peptidase II deficiency — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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TPP2 p.Asp86His Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
TPP2 p.Cys1231Tyr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ 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/tpp2-p-gly53 (accessed [today's date]).

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