Is CLPB p.Glu527= (c.1581G>A) pathogenic?

CLPB p.Glu527= (c.1581G>A) is classified Likely benign in CLPB (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2026-01-12). Very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr); Associated with 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type VIIB.

What condition is associated with CLPB p.Glu527= (c.1581G>A)?

CLPB p.Glu527= (c.1581G>A) is associated with 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type VIIB (ClinVar).

How common is CLPB p.Glu527= (c.1581G>A) in the general population?

CLPB p.Glu527= (c.1581G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr) (gnomAD).

CLPB p.Glu527=

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.1581G>A · rs752634197 · VCV719839

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr)

Conditions

3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type VIIB

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -0.062	GERP 0.77, phastCons 0.58
Overall
CADD	7.499	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00167% Admixed American · 1/60,030 alleles

Overall 6.84e-05% 1/1,461,846 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: CLPB
Protein: p.Glu527=
Coding: c.1581G>A
MANE Select: NM_001258392
dbSNP: rs752634197
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:72294424 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.643 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 72.52 · 7 PDB
Residue 527: the 'regulatory; slows atpase and disaggregase activities' region

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-glu527 (accessed [today's date]).

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