Is MCCC2 p.Arg59= (c.175C>A) pathogenic?

MCCC2 p.Arg59= (c.175C>A) is classified Likely benign in MCCC2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-12-20). Very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas); Associated with 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase 2 deficiency.

What condition is associated with MCCC2 p.Arg59= (c.175C>A)?

MCCC2 p.Arg59= (c.175C>A) is associated with 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase 2 deficiency (ClinVar).

How common is MCCC2 p.Arg59= (c.175C>A) in the general population?

MCCC2 p.Arg59= (c.175C>A) is very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas) (gnomAD).

How is 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency inherited?

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

MCCC2 p.Arg59=

c.175C>A · rs760881963 · VCV2880711

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas)

Conditions

3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase 2 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 5.7	GERP 3, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	12.1	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0022% South Asian · 2/91,048 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000365% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000137%

Overall 0.000205% 3/1,461,176 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0022%	45,524
European (non-Finnish)	8.48e-05%	1,179,366

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: MCCC2
Protein: p.Arg59=
Coding: c.175C>A
MANE Select: NM_022132
dbSNP: rs760881963
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr5:71592971 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.832 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 94.82 · 14 PDB
Residue 59: the coa carboxyltransferase n-terminal domain; the 'carboxyltransferase' region; an α-helix

Full MCCC2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase 2 deficiency — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: All ages
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Europe)

Similar variants

MCCC2 p.Arg59Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same residue
MCCC2 p.Arg59Gln Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
MCCC2 c.1000-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MCCC2 c.1072+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MCCC2 c.1149+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MCCC2 c.1149+1G>T Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MCCC2 c.1216+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MCCC2 c.1216+2T>A 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/mccc2-p-arg59 (accessed [today's date]).

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