Is CLPB p.Leu17= (c.51C>A) pathogenic?

CLPB p.Leu17= (c.51C>A) is classified Benign/Likely benign in CLPB (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 4 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-11). Low-frequency (popmax 1.4%, sas); Associated with 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type VIIB.

What condition is associated with CLPB p.Leu17= (c.51C>A)?

CLPB p.Leu17= (c.51C>A) is associated with 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type VIIB (ClinVar).

How common is CLPB p.Leu17= (c.51C>A) in the general population?

CLPB p.Leu17= (c.51C>A) is low-frequency (popmax 1.4%, sas) (gnomAD).

CLPB p.Leu17=

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.51C>A · rs371869002 · VCV788112

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 4 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

low-frequency (popmax 1.4%, sas)

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 0.55	GERP -1.8, phastCons 0.99
Overall
CADD	5.84	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 1.4% South Asian · 1,251/89,094 alleles

Filtering AF 1.34% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.31%

Overall 0.0847% 1,346/1,588,754 alleles · low-frequency

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	1.4%	71
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.11%	911
Middle Eastern	0.0169%	5,900
African / African-American	0.00944%	10,599
European (non-Finnish)	0.00172%	58,257

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.Leu17=
Coding: c.51C>A
MANE Select: NM_001258392
dbSNP: rs371869002
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:72434424 (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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CLPB c.874-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CLPB p.Arg178Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
CLPB p.Arg312Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CLPB p.Arg378Gly Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ 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/clpb-p-leu17 (accessed [today's date]).

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