Is ADA2 p.Phe138= (c.414C>T) pathogenic?

ADA2 p.Phe138= (c.414C>T) is classified Likely benign in ADA2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-09-03). Very rare (popmax 0.00203%, nfe); Associated with deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2.

What condition is associated with ADA2 p.Phe138= (c.414C>T)?

ADA2 p.Phe138= (c.414C>T) is associated with deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (ClinVar).

How common is ADA2 p.Phe138= (c.414C>T) in the general population?

ADA2 p.Phe138= (c.414C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00203%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 inherited?

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

ADA2 p.Phe138=

c.414C>T · rs770135987 · VCV2884136

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00203%, nfe)

Conditions

deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2

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 3.5	GERP 0.59, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	7.519	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00203% European (non-Finnish) · 24/1,179,978 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00138% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00116%

Overall 0.00149% 24/1,614,046 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: ADA2
Protein: p.Phe138=
Coding: c.414C>T
MANE Select: NM_001166105 · reported on NM_001282225
dbSNP: rs770135987
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr22:17207199 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 85.04 · 1 PDB
Residue 138: a cross-link site

Full ADA2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Childhood, Infancy
Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000 (Worldwide)

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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/ada2-p-phe138 (accessed [today's date]).

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