Is PCCB p.Pro279= (c.837C>G) pathogenic?

PCCB p.Pro279= (c.837C>G) is classified Likely benign in PCCB (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-11-24). Very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr); Associated with propionic acidemia.

What condition is associated with PCCB p.Pro279= (c.837C>G)?

PCCB p.Pro279= (c.837C>G) is associated with propionic acidemia (ClinVar).

How common is PCCB p.Pro279= (c.837C>G) in the general population?

PCCB p.Pro279= (c.837C>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Propionic acidemia inherited?

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

PCCB p.Pro279=

c.837C>G · rs1560017861 · VCV2082344

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr)

Conditions

propionic acidemia

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 -2.5	GERP -3.6
Overall
CADD	3.201	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00133% African / African-American · 1/75,046 alleles

Overall 6.84e-05% 1/1,461,832 alleles · very rare

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: PCCB
Protein: p.Pro279=
Coding: c.837C>G
MANE Select: NM_000532
dbSNP: rs1560017861
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr3:136298025 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.843 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 93.59 · 24 PDB
Residue 279: the coa carboxyltransferase n-terminal domain; the 'carboxyltransferase' region

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

Disease context

propionic acidemia — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Propionic acidemia (Orphanet):

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

Similar variants

PCCB p.Pro279Leu Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same residue
PCCB p.Pro279Arg Likely pathogenic ★ same residue
PCCB p.Pro279Ser Likely pathogenic ★ same residue
PCCB c.1199-1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PCCB c.1199-2A>G Pathogenic ★★ same condition
PCCB c.1398+1G>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PCCB c.1398+1G>T Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
PCCB c.1498+2T>C 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/pccb-p-pro279 (accessed [today's date]).

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