Is MLYCD p.Leu197= (c.589C>T) pathogenic?

MLYCD p.Leu197= (c.589C>T) is classified Likely benign in MLYCD (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-05-09). Very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe); Associated with malonic aciduria.

What condition is associated with MLYCD p.Leu197= (c.589C>T)?

MLYCD p.Leu197= (c.589C>T) is associated with malonic aciduria (ClinVar).

How common is MLYCD p.Leu197= (c.589C>T) in the general population?

MLYCD p.Leu197= (c.589C>T) is very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is Malonic aciduria inherited?

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

MLYCD p.Leu197=

c.589C>T · rs1218769872 · VCV2876628

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe)

Conditions

malonic aciduria

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 1.8	GERP 1.5, phastCons 0.99
Overall
CADD	5.843	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 8.47e-05% European (non-Finnish) · 1/1,180,046 alleles

Overall 6.19e-05% 1/1,614,210 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,461,886 · genomes 0/152,324 · 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: MLYCD
Protein: p.Leu197=
Coding: c.589C>T
MANE Select: NM_012213
dbSNP: rs1218769872
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:83907047 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.165 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 90.16 · 2 PDB
Residue 197: the 'catalytic domain' region; a β-strand

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

Disease context

malonic aciduria — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Malonic aciduria (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Childhood

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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/mlycd-p-leu197 (accessed [today's date]).

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