Is AFG2A p.Glu616= (c.1848A>G) pathogenic?

AFG2A p.Glu616= (c.1848A>G) is classified Likely benign in AFG2A (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-05-03). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with microcephaly-intellectual disability-sensorineural hearing loss-epilepsy-abnormal muscle tone syndrome.

How common is AFG2A p.Glu616= (c.1848A>G) in the general population?

AFG2A p.Glu616= (c.1848A>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

AFG2A p.Glu616=

Q: What condition is associated with AFG2A p.Glu616= (c.1848A>G)?

AFG2A p.Glu616= (c.1848A>G) is associated with microcephaly-intellectual disability-sensorineural hearing loss-epilepsy-abnormal muscle tone syndrome (ClinVar).

c.1848A>G · VCV3751246

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

microcephaly-intellectual disability-sensorineural hearing loss-epilepsy-abnormal muscle tone syndrome

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 0.22	GERP -2.6, phastCons 0.17
Overall
CADD	5.516	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: AFG2A
Protein: p.Glu616=
Coding: c.1848A>G
MANE Select: NM_145207
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr4:122979365 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 73.21 · 2 PDB
Residue 616: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in nedhsb)

Full AFG2A gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

microcephaly-intellectual disability-sensorineural hearing loss-epilepsy-abnormal muscle tone syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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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/afg2a-p-glu616 (accessed [today's date]).

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