Is PC p.Pro536= (c.1608G>A) pathogenic?

PC p.Pro536= (c.1608G>A) is classified Benign/Likely benign in PC (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 7 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-31). Rare (popmax 0.826%, afr); Associated with pyruvate carboxylase deficiency disease.

What condition is associated with PC p.Pro536= (c.1608G>A)?

PC p.Pro536= (c.1608G>A) is associated with pyruvate carboxylase deficiency disease (ClinVar).

How common is PC p.Pro536= (c.1608G>A) in the general population?

PC p.Pro536= (c.1608G>A) is rare (popmax 0.826%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Pyruvate carboxylase deficiency inherited?

Typically Autosomal recessive, Not applicable (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

PC p.Pro536=

c.1608G>A · rs139074169 · VCV203896

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 7 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.826%, afr)

Conditions

pyruvate carboxylase deficiency disease

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	all four deltas below 0.2 · C>G here scores Δ0.26 · evaluated, not missing
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -5.4	GERP -4
Overall
CADD	10.72	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.826% African / African-American · 620/75,030 alleles

Filtering AF 0.772% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.751%

Overall 0.0553% 892/1,613,506 alleles · rare exomes 547/1,461,224 · genomes 345/152,282 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.826%	121
Middle Eastern	0.198%	505
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.122%	822
Admixed American	0.0583%	1,714
East Asian	0.0446%	2,243
European (non-Finnish)	0.0103%	9,669
South Asian	0.00769%	13,010

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: PC
Protein: p.Pro536=
Coding: c.1608G>A
MANE Select: NM_001040716
dbSNP: rs139074169
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:66852656 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.539 · pLI 0.07 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 90.53 · 10 PDB
Residue 536: an α-helix

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

Disease context

pyruvate carboxylase deficiency disease — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Pyruvate carboxylase deficiency (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive, Not applicable
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (Europe)

Similar variants

PC p.Pro536Leu Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
PC c.1368+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PC c.1826-1G>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PC c.1983-116C>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PC c.633+2T>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PC p.Ala610Thr Pathogenic ★★ same condition
PC p.Ala812Asp Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PC p.Arg18Ter 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/pc-p-pro536 (accessed [today's date]).

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