Is MDH2 p.Asp111= (c.333C>T) pathogenic?

MDH2 p.Asp111= (c.333C>T) is classified Likely benign in MDH2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2025-11-10). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0144%, nfe); Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

What condition is associated with MDH2 p.Asp111= (c.333C>T)?

MDH2 p.Asp111= (c.333C>T) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases (ClinVar).

How common is MDH2 p.Asp111= (c.333C>T) in the general population?

MDH2 p.Asp111= (c.333C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0144%, nfe) (gnomAD).

MDH2 p.Asp111=

c.333C>T · rs529395182 · VCV1564053

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0144%, nfe)

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

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 -0.73	phastCons 0.022
Overall
CADD	8.772	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0144% European (non-Finnish) · 170/1,179,998 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0126% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0119%

Overall 0.0113% 182/1,613,924 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
European (non-Finnish)grpmax	0.0144%	6,941
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.008%	12,496
South Asian	0.00439%	22,773
African / African-American	0.004%	24,979

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: MDH2
Protein: p.Asp111=
Coding: c.333C>T
MANE Select: NM_005918
dbSNP: rs529395182
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:76057982 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.984 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 93.49 · 7 PDB
Residue 111: an α-helix

Full MDH2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Inborn genetic diseases — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

MDH2 p.Asp111Asn Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
MDH2 p.Ala135Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
MDH2 p.Ala141Thr Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
MDH2 p.Ala177Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
MDH2 p.Ala21Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
MDH2 p.Ala242Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
MDH2 p.Ala256Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
MDH2 p.Ala325Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ 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/mdh2-p-asp111 (accessed [today's date]).

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