Is ACAD8 p.Ala52= (c.156C>T) pathogenic?

ACAD8 p.Ala52= (c.156C>T) is classified Likely benign in ACAD8 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-11-15). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0906%, afr); Associated with isobutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency.

What condition is associated with ACAD8 p.Ala52= (c.156C>T)?

ACAD8 p.Ala52= (c.156C>T) is associated with isobutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (ClinVar).

How common is ACAD8 p.Ala52= (c.156C>T) in the general population?

ACAD8 p.Ala52= (c.156C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0906%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Isobutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency inherited?

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

ACAD8 p.Ala52=

c.156C>T · VCV4744540

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0906%, afr)

Conditions

isobutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.248	benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.81	GERP -3.1, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	9.368	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0906% African / African-American · 68/75,036 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0733% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.067%

Overall 0.00483% 78/1,614,172 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.0906%	1,103
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0144%	6,945
Admixed American	0.00167%	60,022

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: ACAD8
Protein: p.Ala52=
Coding: c.156C>T
MANE Select: NM_014384
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:134256594 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.11 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 94.19 · 1 PDB
Residue 52: an α-helix

Full ACAD8 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

isobutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Isobutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

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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/acad8-p-ala52 (accessed [today's date]).

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