Is CLPB p.Arg27Trp (c.79C>T) pathogenic?

CLPB p.Arg27Trp (c.79C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in CLPB (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-03-02). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.0852); Very rare (popmax 0.00336%, amr); Associated with 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type VIIB.

What condition is associated with CLPB p.Arg27Trp (c.79C>T)?

CLPB p.Arg27Trp (c.79C>T) is associated with 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type VIIB (ClinVar).

How common is CLPB p.Arg27Trp (c.79C>T) in the general population?

CLPB p.Arg27Trp (c.79C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00336%, amr) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about CLPB p.Arg27Trp (c.79C>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.0852) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

CLPB p.Arg27Trp

Q: How is 3-methylglutaconic aciduria-neonatal cataract-neurologic involvement-congenital neutropenia syndrome inherited?

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

c.79C>T · rs1239981521 · VCV1990563

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.0852 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00336%, amr)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type VIIB

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.0852	likely benign
REVEL	0.115	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -7.76	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 4.2	GERP -0.31, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.01	unconstrained · MANE · 117 kb · p 0.91 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	22.1	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 0.00336% Admixed American · 2/59,532 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000557% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000209%

Overall 0.000343% 5/1,456,308 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.00336%	29,766
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00161%	62,152
African / African-American	0.00134%	74,878
European (non-Finnish)	8.5e-05%	1,176,525

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: CLPB
Protein: p.Arg27Trp
Coding: c.79C>T
MANE Select: NM_001258392
dbSNP: rs1239981521
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:72434396 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.643 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 72.52 · 7 PDB

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

Disease context

3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type VIIB — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For 3-methylglutaconic aciduria-neonatal cataract-neurologic involvement-congenital neutropenia syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Antenatal, Neonatal

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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/clpb-p-arg27trp (accessed [today's date]).

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