Is EIF2B2 p.Gln154= (c.462G>A) pathogenic?

EIF2B2 p.Gln154= (c.462G>A) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in EIF2B2 (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-10). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0107%, amr); Associated with leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter.

What condition is associated with EIF2B2 p.Gln154= (c.462G>A)?

EIF2B2 p.Gln154= (c.462G>A) is associated with leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter (ClinVar).

How common is EIF2B2 p.Gln154= (c.462G>A) in the general population?

EIF2B2 p.Gln154= (c.462G>A) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0107%, amr) (gnomAD).

How is CACH syndrome inherited?

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

EIF2B2 p.Gln154=

c.462G>A · rs766102981 · VCV314333

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0107%, amr)

Conditions

leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter

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 4.3	GERP 1.9, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	16.93	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0107% Admixed American · 6/56,100 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00463% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00311%

Overall 0.000575% 9/1,564,406 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.0107%	9,350
South Asian	0.00334%	29,932

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: EIF2B2
Protein: p.Gln154=
Coding: c.462G>A
MANE Select: NM_014239
dbSNP: rs766102981
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr14:75004765 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.25 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 86.82 · 38 PDB

Full EIF2B2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For CACH syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Childhood

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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/eif2b2-p-gln154 (accessed [today's date]).

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