Is ABCD4 p.Pro168= (c.504G>A) pathogenic?

ABCD4 p.Pro168= (c.504G>A) is classified Likely benign in ABCD4 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-08-18). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.02%, amr); Associated with methylmalonic acidemia with homocystinuria, type cblJ.

What condition is associated with ABCD4 p.Pro168= (c.504G>A)?

ABCD4 p.Pro168= (c.504G>A) is associated with methylmalonic acidemia with homocystinuria, type cblJ (ClinVar).

How common is ABCD4 p.Pro168= (c.504G>A) in the general population?

ABCD4 p.Pro168= (c.504G>A) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.02%, amr) (gnomAD).

How is Methylmalonic acidemia with homocystinuria inherited?

Typically Autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

ABCD4 p.Pro168=

c.504G>A · rs753233201 · VCV1156621

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.02%, amr)

Conditions

methylmalonic acidemia with homocystinuria, type cblJ

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.007	strongly benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.029	GERP -4.5, phastCons 0.54
Overall
CADD	6.935	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.02% Admixed American · 12/59,998 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0115% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00898%

Overall 0.00335% 54/1,614,060 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.02%	5,000
Middle Eastern	0.0165%	6,060
African / African-American	0.0107%	9,376
East Asian	0.00891%	11,219
South Asian	0.00769%	13,012
European (non-Finnish)	0.00169%	59,000
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,506
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00156%	64,014

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: ABCD4
Protein: p.Pro168=
Coding: c.504G>A
MANE Select: NM_005050
dbSNP: rs753233201
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr14:74296371 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.772 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 87.18 · 4 PDB
Residue 168: the abc transmembrane type-1 domain

Full ABCD4 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

methylmalonic acidemia with homocystinuria, type cblJ — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Methylmalonic acidemia with homocystinuria (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive
Onset: All ages

Similar variants

ABCD4 p.Pro168Leu Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
ABCD4 p.Pro168Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
ABCD4 c.542+1G>T Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ABCD4 p.Arg432Gln Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ABCD4 p.Asn141Lys Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ABCD4 p.Gln530Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ABCD4 p.Tyr176Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ABCD4 c.1028+5G>A 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/abcd4-p-pro168 (accessed [today's date]).

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