Is GCDH p.Arg21= (c.63C>T) pathogenic?

GCDH p.Arg21= (c.63C>T) is classified Likely benign in GCDH (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-12-04). Very rare (popmax 0.00102%, nfe); Associated with glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency.

What condition is associated with GCDH p.Arg21= (c.63C>T)?

GCDH p.Arg21= (c.63C>T) is associated with glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (ClinVar).

How common is GCDH p.Arg21= (c.63C>T) in the general population?

GCDH p.Arg21= (c.63C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00102%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is Glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency inherited?

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

GCDH p.Arg21=

c.63C>T · rs1970551253 · VCV2176216

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00102%, nfe)

Conditions

glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency

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 -0.056	GERP -0.88, phastCons 0.001
Overall
CADD	9.498	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00102% European (non-Finnish) · 12/1,180,016 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000542% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000428%

Overall 0.000744% 12/1,613,934 alleles · very rare exomes 12/1,461,562 · genomes 0/152,372 · joint denominator

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: GCDH
Protein: p.Arg21=
Coding: c.63C>T
MANE Select: NM_000159
dbSNP: rs1970551253
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:12891367 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.752 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 92.23 · 4 PDB

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

Disease context

glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal
Prevalence: >1 / 1000 (Specific population)

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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/gcdh-p-arg21 (accessed [today's date]).

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