Is AFG2A p.Thr47= (c.141G>C) pathogenic?

AFG2A p.Thr47= (c.141G>C) is classified Likely benign in AFG2A (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-03-09). Very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe); Associated with microcephaly-intellectual disability-sensorineural hearing loss-epilepsy-abnormal muscle tone syndrome.

How common is AFG2A p.Thr47= (c.141G>C) in the general population?

AFG2A p.Thr47= (c.141G>C) is very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe) (gnomAD).

AFG2A p.Thr47=

Q: What condition is associated with AFG2A p.Thr47= (c.141G>C)?

AFG2A p.Thr47= (c.141G>C) is associated with microcephaly-intellectual disability-sensorineural hearing loss-epilepsy-abnormal muscle tone syndrome (ClinVar).

c.141G>C · VCV4789865

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe)

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/SpliceAI carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	Δ0.37	donor loss at this position · masked 0 · deltas
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 1.9	GERP -0.99, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	9.836	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 8.47e-05% European (non-Finnish) · 1/1,180,038 alleles

Overall 0.000657% 1/152,146 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: AFG2A
Protein: p.Thr47=
Coding: c.141G>C
MANE Select: NM_145207
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr4:122923283 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 73.21 · 2 PDB
Residue 47: the 'required for interaction with afg2b and cinp' region

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-thr47 (accessed [today's date]).

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