SARDH

Chr 9AR

sarcosine dehydrogenase

The protein catalyzes the conversion of sarcosine to glycine in the final step of choline degradation to glycine. Autosomal recessive mutations cause sarcosinemia, a metabolic disorder affecting amino acid metabolism. This gene is not highly constrained against loss-of-function variants, consistent with the generally benign nature of sarcosinemia in most affected individuals.

OMIMResearchSummary from OMIM, UniProt
MultiplemechanismARLOEUF 0.881 OMIM phenotype
Clinical SummarySARDH
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Gene-Disease Validity (ClinGen)
sarcosinemia · ARLimited

Limited evidence — not for standalone diagnostic reporting

Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Low constraint (pLI 0.00) — loss-of-function variants are relatively tolerated in the population.
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Clinical Trials
1 active or recruiting trial — potential therapeutic options may be available
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Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population
LoF Constraint
0.88LOEUF
pLI 0.000
Z-score 2.23
OE 0.66 (0.490.88)
Tolerant

Typical tolerance to LoF variation

Missense Constraint
0.68Z-score
OE missense 0.92 (0.860.99)
561 obs / 608.1 exp
Tolerant

Mild missense constraint

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE0.66 (0.490.88)
00.351.4
Missense OE0.92 (0.860.99)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE0.99
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 32 / 48.8Missense obs/exp: 561 / 608.1Syn Z: 0.10
DN
0.6841th %ile
GOF
0.73top 25%
LOF
0.3550th %ile

This gene has evidence for multiple mechanisms of pathogenicity (gain-of-function and dominant-negative). Both the Badonyi & Marsh prediction and the broader genomic evidence point to gain-of-function as the predominant mechanism. Different variants in this gene may act through different mechanisms — interpret in context of the specific variant.

GOFprediction above median
DNprediction above median

Note: In-silico variant effect predictors (SIFT, PolyPhen, REVEL, CADD) may underestimate pathogenicity of missense variants in genes with GOF or DN mechanisms. Consider functional evidence and clinical context.

Predictions from Badonyi M, Marsh JA. PLoS ONE. 2024;19(8):e0307312.

ClinVar Variant Classifications

0 submitted variants in ClinVar

Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

SARDH · protein map & ClinVar variants

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