multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency

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Also known as electron transfer flavoprotein deficiencyEMAEtfa deficiencyEtfb deficiencyEtfdh deficiencyglutaric acidemia 2Aglutaric acidemia 2Bglutaric acidemia 2Cglutaric acidemia IIAglutaric acidemia IIBglutaric acidemia IICglutaric acidemia type 2glutaric acidemia type IIglutaric aciduria type 2Glutaric Aciduria Type IIglutaric aciduria, type 2MAD deficiencyMADDmultiple acyl Coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency

Summary

multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MONDO:0009282) is a disease (an umbrella term covering 5 Mondo subtypes) caused by variants in ETFA, ETFB, and ETFDH, with 5 cohort genes and 3 clinical trials. The dominant Reactome pathway is Respiratory electron transport (3 cohort genes).

At a glance

  • Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (Israel) [Orphanet-validated]
  • Causal genes: ETFA (GenCC Definitive), ETFB (GenCC Definitive), ETFDH (GenCC Definitive)
  • Umbrella term: 5 Mondo subtypes
  • Cohort genes: 5
  • ClinVar variants: 1,746
  • Phenotypes (HPO): 58
  • Clinical trials: 3

Clinical features

Epidemiology

Prevalence records

4 prevalence record(s), Orphanet:

TypeClassValueGeographyValidation
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 1 000 0000.5IsraelValidated
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0001Specific populationValidated
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 000EuropeNot yet validated
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 1 000 0000.47United StatesNot yet validated

Signs & symptoms

Clinical features (HPO)

58 HPO clinical features (Orphanet curated; top 50 by frequency):

HPO IDTermFrequency
HP:0001252HypotoniaFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0001943HypoglycemiaFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0003236Elevated circulating creatine kinase concentrationFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0003326MyalgiaFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0003701Proximal muscle weaknessFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0009020Exercise-induced muscle fatigueFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0000118Phenotypic abnormalityOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000260Wide anterior fontanelOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000348High foreheadOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000377Abnormal pinna morphologyOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000506TelecanthusOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000924Abnormality of the skeletal systemOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001250SeizureOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001284AreflexiaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001410Decreased liver functionOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001627Abnormal heart morphologyOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001635Congestive heart failureOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001942Metabolic acidosisOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001987HyperammonemiaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002013VomitingOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002015DysphagiaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002094DyspneaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002240HepatomegalyOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002614Hepatic periportal necrosisOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002878Respiratory failureOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002910Elevated circulating hepatic transaminase concentrationOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0003128Lactic acidosisOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0003150Glutaric aciduriaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0003202Skeletal muscle atrophyOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0003219Ethylmalonic aciduriaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0003234Decreased circulating carnitine concentrationOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0003307HyperlordosisOccasional (5-29%)
HP:00033443-Methylglutaric aciduriaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0003546Exercise intoleranceOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0003551Difficulty climbing stairsOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0003648LacticaciduriaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0005280Depressed nasal bridgeOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0011968Feeding difficultiesOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0012240Increased intramyocellular lipid dropletsOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0025435Increased circulating lactate dehydrogenase concentrationOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0030199Fatigable weakness of neck musclesOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0045045Elevated plasma acylcarnitine levelsOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000078Abnormality of the genital systemVery rare (<1-4%)
HP:0000113Polycystic kidney dysplasiaVery rare (<1-4%)
HP:0000256MacrocephalyVery rare (<1-4%)
HP:0001298EncephalopathyVery rare (<1-4%)
HP:0001638CardiomyopathyVery rare (<1-4%)
HP:0001735Acute pancreatitisVery rare (<1-4%)
HP:0002091Restrictive ventilatory defectVery rare (<1-4%)
HP:0002171GliosisVery rare (<1-4%)

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

FieldValue
Canonical namemultiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
Mondo IDMONDO:0009282
OMIM231680
Orphanet26791
DOIDDOID:0060358
ICD-10-CME71.313
ICD-11977130875
NCITC84907
UMLSC0268596
MedGen75696
GARD0006523
NORD1192
Is cancer (heuristic)no

Also known as: electron transfer flavoprotein deficiency · EMA · Etfa deficiency · Etfb deficiency · Etfdh deficiency · glutaric acidemia 2A · glutaric acidemia 2B · glutaric acidemia 2C · glutaric acidemia IIA · glutaric acidemia IIB · glutaric acidemia IIC · glutaric acidemia type 2 · glutaric acidemia type II · glutaric aciduria type 2 · Glutaric Aciduria Type II · glutaric aciduria, type 2 · MAD deficiency · MADD · multiple acyl Coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency · multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency

Data availability: 1,746 ClinVar variants · 10 GenCC gene-disease records · 3 cell lines.

Disease family

An umbrella term covering 5 Mondo subtypes.

Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by developmental or physiological process › metabolic diseaseglutaric aciduriamultiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency

Related subtypes (2): glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, glutaric acidemia type 3

Subtypes (5): multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, severe neonatal type, multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, mild type, glutaric acidemia IIa, glutaric acidemia IIb, glutaric acidemia IIc

Genetics & variants

GWAS landscape

No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.

Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers

ClinVar germline variants

600 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:

294 likely benign, 146 uncertain significance, 39 pathogenic/likely pathogenic, 39 pathogenic, 32 likely pathogenic, 30 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity, 13 benign, 7 benign/likely benign

ClinVarVariant (HGVS)GeneClassificationReview
1069254NM_000126.4(ETFA):c.793C>T (p.Gln265Ter)ETFAPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1076385NM_000126.4(ETFA):c.478del (p.Asp160fs)ETFAPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1252024NM_000126.4(ETFA):c.*27_*30delETFAPathogenicno assertion criteria provided
1324349NM_000126.4(ETFA):c.319_322del (p.His107fs)ETFAPathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1422394NM_000126.4(ETFA):c.427dup (p.Thr143fs)ETFAPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1443409NM_000126.4(ETFA):c.285del (p.Ile96fs)ETFAPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1451237NM_000126.4(ETFA):c.693dup (p.Lys232Ter)ETFAPathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1454539NC_000015.9:g.(?76508890)(76603739_?)delETFAPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1454663NM_000126.4(ETFA):c.321_322del (p.Ile108fs)ETFAPathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1456409NM_000126.4(ETFA):c.44C>A (p.Ser15Ter)ETFAPathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1924837NM_000126.4(ETFA):c.826_833dup (p.Gly279fs)ETFAPathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1322834NM_001985.3(ETFB):c.284_293del (p.Glu95fs)ETFBPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1416429NM_001985.3(ETFB):c.426_427insTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTNNNNNNNNNNTCTCCTGACCTCTAGATCCACCCGCCTCGGCCTCCCCAAGTGCTGGGATTACAGGCGTGAGCCACCGCGCCCGGCCGACAGCTGGATTTCTT (p.Asp143delinsPhePhePhePhePhePheXaaXaaXaaXaaSerProAspLeuTer)ETFBPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
16716NM_001985.3(ETFB):c.491G>A (p.Arg164Gln)ETFBPathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1031423NM_004453.4(ETFDH):c.1745del (p.Asn582fs)ETFDHPathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1066228NM_004453.4(ETFDH):c.488-1G>TETFDHPathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1066475NM_004453.4(ETFDH):c.1785del (p.Asp596fs)ETFDHPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1068253NM_004453.4(ETFDH):c.406-2A>GETFDHPathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1069043NM_004453.4(ETFDH):c.1227A>C (p.Leu409Phe)ETFDHPathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1069044NM_004453.4(ETFDH):c.1522C>A (p.Pro508Thr)ETFDHPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1069045NM_004453.4(ETFDH):c.1763A>G (p.His588Arg)ETFDHPathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1070989NM_004453.4(ETFDH):c.1136_1140del (p.Phe379fs)ETFDHPathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1072316NM_004453.4(ETFDH):c.1285+2T>GETFDHPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1073007NM_004453.4(ETFDH):c.432_438del (p.Glu144fs)ETFDHPathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1073008NM_004453.4(ETFDH):c.1623del (p.Asp541fs)ETFDHPathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1075333NM_004453.4(ETFDH):c.1134del (p.Pro380fs)ETFDHPathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1076856NM_004453.4(ETFDH):c.386del (p.Pro129fs)ETFDHPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1192222NM_004453.4(ETFDH):c.1255_1258del (p.Thr419fs)ETFDHPathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
12026NM_004453.4(ETFDH):c.2T>C (p.Met1Thr)ETFDHPathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
12027NM_004453.4(ETFDH):c.36del (p.Tyr13fs)ETFDHPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter

Genes & proteins

Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers

GenCC: 15 · Orphanet: 8 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0

GenCC gene–disease validity (cohort genes)

the Disease column is the GenCC-asserted condition — a cohort gene’s strongest validity may be for a related predisposition syndrome.

GeneClassificationInheritanceDiseaseRecords
ETFADefinitiveAutosomal recessivemultiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency8
ETFBDefinitiveAutosomal recessivemultiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency3
ETFDHDefinitiveAutosomal recessivemultiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency4

Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)

GeneOrphanet IDRare disease
ETFAOrphanet:394529Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, severe neonatal type
ETFAOrphanet:394532Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, mild type
ETFBOrphanet:394529Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, severe neonatal type
ETFBOrphanet:394532Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, mild type
ETFDHOrphanet:394529Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, severe neonatal type
ETFDHOrphanet:394532Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, mild type
FLAD1Orphanet:394529Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, severe neonatal type
FLAD1Orphanet:394532Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, mild type

Cohort genes → proteins

5 cohort genes, 5 distinct canonical proteins.

Evidence partition

SubsetGenes
multi_evidence5

Cohort genes (full)

SymbolHGNCEnsemblUniProtNameEvidence
ETFAHGNC:3481ENSG00000140374P13804Electron transfer flavoprotein subunit alpha, mitochondrialgencc,clinvar
ETFBHGNC:3482ENSG00000105379P38117Electron transfer flavoprotein subunit betagencc,clinvar
ETFDHHGNC:3483ENSG00000171503Q16134Electron transfer flavoprotein-ubiquinone oxidoreductase, mitochondrialgencc,clinvar
CD33HGNC:1659ENSG00000105383P20138Myeloid cell surface antigen CD33clinvar
FLAD1HGNC:24671ENSG00000160688Q8NFF5Bifunctional FAD diphosphatase/FAD synthaseclinvar

Cohort function summary

Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.

SymbolProtein nameFunction (lead sentence)
ETFAElectron transfer flavoprotein subunit alpha, mitochondrialHeterodimeric electron transfer flavoprotein that accepts electrons from several mitochondrial dehydrogenases, including acyl-CoA dehydrogenases, glutaryl-CoA and sarcosine dehydrogenase.
ETFBElectron transfer flavoprotein subunit betaHeterodimeric electron transfer flavoprotein that accepts electrons from several mitochondrial dehydrogenases, including acyl-CoA dehydrogenases, glutaryl-CoA and sarcosine dehydrogenase.
ETFDHElectron transfer flavoprotein-ubiquinone oxidoreductase, mitochondrialAccepts electrons from ETF and reduces ubiquinone.
CD33Myeloid cell surface antigen CD33Sialic-acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin (Siglec) that plays a role in mediating cell-cell interactions and in maintaining immune cells in a resting state.
FLAD1Bifunctional FAD diphosphatase/FAD synthaseThis enzyme has two activities: FAD diphosphatase activity and FAD synthase activity.

Protein-family classification

Druggable: 3 · Difficult: 0 · Unknown: 2 · Druggable fraction: 0.6

Family distribution

Cohort families vs a genome-wide background (hypergeometric, BH-FDR; fold = observed/expected). Counts kept; sorted by enrichment, so the catch-all Other/Unknown bucket no longer leads.

FamilyGenesFoldFDR
Enzyme (other)24.8×0.176
Antibody/Immunoglobulin15.8×0.240
Other/Unknown20.7×0.877

Per-gene assignment

SymbolFamilyDruggable?ECInterPro (top 3)
ETFAOther/UnknownnoETF_a/FixB, Rossmann-like_a/b/a_fold, ETF_a/b_N
ETFBOther/UnknownnoET-Flavoprotein_bsu_CS, ETF_b, Rossmann-like_a/b/a_fold
ETFDHEnzyme (other)yes1.5.5.1ETF-QO/FixX_C, 4Fe4S_Fe-S-bd, FAD/NAD-bd_sf
CD33Antibody/ImmunoglobulinyesIg_sub, Ig-like_dom, Ig_V-set
FLAD1Enzyme (other)yes2.7.7.2MoaB/Mog_dom, PAPS_reduct_dom, FLAD1

Expression context

Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.

5 cohort genes are a single-cell marker in ≥1 SCXA experiment.

Breadth distribution (Bgee present_calls)

BucketGenes
narrow (1-5 tissues)0
moderate (6-20)0
broad (>20)5
unknown0

Top tissues across cohort

TissueCohort genes
apex of heart3
heart left ventricle2
jejunal mucosa1
oocyte1
secondary oocyte1
right lobe of liver1
hindlimb stylopod muscle1
leukocyte1
monocyte1
mononuclear cell1
granulocyte1
mucosa of transverse colon1

Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)

SymbolBgee breadthFANTOM5 breadthSCXATop tissues
ETFA297ubiquitousmarkeroocyte, secondary oocyte, jejunal mucosa
ETFB290ubiquitousmarkerapex of heart, right lobe of liver, heart left ventricle
ETFDH285ubiquitousmarkerapex of heart, heart left ventricle, hindlimb stylopod muscle
CD33175broadmarkermonocyte, mononuclear cell, leukocyte
FLAD1260ubiquitousmarkerapex of heart, granulocyte, mucosa of transverse colon

Protein interactions among cohort

Intra-cohort edges: 6.

Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)

SymbolInteractor count
ETFA3,353
FLAD12,820
CD332,762
ETFB2,599
ETFDH2,031

Intra-cohort edges

ABSources
ETFAETFBbiogrid_interaction, intact, string_interaction
ETFAETFDHstring_interaction
ETFAFLAD1string_interaction
ETFBETFDHstring_interaction
ETFBFLAD1string_interaction
ETFDHFLAD1string_interaction

Structural data

PDB: 4 · AlphaFold-only: 1 · No structure: 0

Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)

SymbolUniProtPDB entries
CD33P2013810
ETFAP138044
ETFBP381174
FLAD1Q8NFF52

AlphaFold-only cohort genes (top 30 by pLDDT)

SymbolUniProtpLDDT
ETFDHQ1613493.60

Function

Pathway analysis

Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 9. Enrichment computed across 5 evidence-associated genes (5 with Reactome annotation).

Pathways by enrichment

Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 5 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

PathwayCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
Respiratory electron transport357.1×1e-04ETFA, ETFB, ETFDH
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) metabolism1326.3×0.014FLAD1
Protein methylation1134.3×0.022ETFB
Dengue Virus Attachment and Entry151.9×0.043CD33
Immunoregulatory interactions between a Lymphoid and a non-Lymphoid cell117.4×0.101CD33
Adaptive Immune System16.0×0.224CD33
Innate Immune System15.1×0.224CD33
Neutrophil degranulation14.6×0.224CD33
Immune System12.6×0.331CD33

GO biological processes by enrichment

Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 5 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

GO termCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
fatty acid beta-oxidation using acyl-CoA dehydrogenase3842.6×5e-08ETFA, ETFB, ETFDH
respiratory electron transport chain3505.6×1e-07ETFA, ETFB, ETFDH
amino acid catabolic process21123.5×7e-06ETFA, ETFB
FAD biosynthetic process13370.4×0.001FLAD1
immune response-inhibiting signal transduction11685.2×0.002CD33
negative regulation of monocyte activation11123.5×0.003CD33
riboflavin metabolic process1674.1×0.004FLAD1
Fc-gamma receptor signaling pathway1374.5×0.006CD33
electron transport chain1306.4×0.007ETFDH
negative regulation of interleukin-8 production1198.3×0.010CD33
negative regulation of interleukin-1 beta production1102.1×0.017CD33
positive regulation of protein secretion168.8×0.023CD33
negative regulation of tumor necrosis factor production150.3×0.029CD33
response to oxidative stress126.1×0.051ETFDH
cell-cell adhesion120.3×0.061CD33
cell-cell signaling113.9×0.083CD33
negative regulation of cell population proliferation18.4×0.127CD33
cell adhesion17.5×0.134CD33
signal transduction13.2×0.275CD33

Therapeutics

Drug target analysis

Approved (phase 4): 0 · Phase ≥3: 1 · Phased (≥1): 1 · Undrugged: 4

Druggability breadth: 4 of 5 evidence-associated genes (80%) have a ChEMBL target (buckets above are over the deeply-mined display cohort).

Top cohort targets by molecule count

SymbolMoleculesMax phase
ETFB13
ETFA00
ETFDH00
CD3300
FLAD100

Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)

MoleculeMax phaseTargets in cohort
CRENOLANIB3ETFB

Bioactivity and enzyme data

Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 2.

Cohort genes with ChEMBL bioactivity (full, sorted by assay count)

SymbolAssaysType breakdown
FLAD13Binding:3
ETFB2Binding:2
ETFA1Binding:1

Cohort enzymes (BRENDA EC)

SymbolEC numbersNames
ETFDH1.5.5.1electron-transferring-flavoprotein dehydrogenase
FLAD12.7.7.2FAD synthase

Pharmacogenomics

Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 5; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 0.

No cohort gene has a CPIC/DPWG genotype-guided dosing guideline (PharmGKB).

Chemical tractability of cohort targets

1 approved/phased compounds have measured bioactivity against a cohort gene (and aren’t yet in disease-level trials). This is a research / tractability signal, NOT a therapeutic recommendation — a bioactivity row often reflects off-target or screening binding (e.g. promiscuous kinase inhibitors against a cohort kinase), implying no disease mechanism.

CompoundMax phaseCohort target (bioactivity)
CRENOLANIB3ETFB

Druggability pyramid

Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):

TierDefinitionGenesSymbols
AApproved (phase 4 drug)0
BPhased (≥1) drug, not yet approved1ETFB
CDruggable family + PDB, no drug2CD33, FLAD1
DDruggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug1ETFDH
EDifficult family or no structure, no drug1ETFA

Undrugged target profiles

4 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).

SymbolChEMBL assaysDrugged partners (top 3)
ETFA1ETFB
ETFDH0ETFB
CD330
FLAD13

Clinical trials & evidence

Clinical trials

Clinical trials: 3.

Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)

PhaseTrials
Not specified3

Top trials by phase / activity

NCTPhaseStatusTitle
NCT02635269Not specifiedUNKNOWNFat and Sugar Metabolism During Exercise in Patients With Metabolic Myopathy
NCT05892692Not specifiedCOMPLETEDNexus of Risk: Sexual Assault, Alcohol Use, and Risky Sex Among College Women
NCT05910151Not specifiedUNKNOWNSelective Screening of Children for Hereditary Metabolic Diseases by Tandem Mass Spectrometry in Kazakhstan