Is CLPB p.Arg488His (c.1463G>A) pathogenic?

CLPB p.Arg488His (c.1463G>A) is classified Uncertain significance in CLPB (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2019-05-13). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.0719); Very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas); Associated with 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type VIIB.

What condition is associated with CLPB p.Arg488His (c.1463G>A)?

CLPB p.Arg488His (c.1463G>A) is associated with 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type VIIB (ClinVar).

How common is CLPB p.Arg488His (c.1463G>A) in the general population?

CLPB p.Arg488His (c.1463G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about CLPB p.Arg488His (c.1463G>A)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.0719) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

CLPB p.Arg488His

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.1463G>A · rs760399999 · VCV862909

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.0719 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type VIIB

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.0719	likely benign
REVEL	0.03	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -9.91	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 -0.35	GERP -2.6
Regional constraint	o/e 0.89	unconstrained · MANE · 2,250 bp · p 0.067 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	17.37	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.

⚠ Isoform check: AlphaMissense numbered on a different transcript (AM R518H vs ClinVar R488H) — verify the residue.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0022% South Asian · 2/91,080 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000763% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000605%

Overall 0.00112% 18/1,614,060 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0022%	45,540
African / African-American	0.00133%	74,926
European (non-Finnish)	0.00127%	78,670

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.Arg488His
Coding: c.1463G>A
MANE Select: NM_001258392
dbSNP: rs760399999
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:72295515 (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-arg488his (accessed [today's date]).

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