Is EIF2B5 p.Ala71= (c.213C>G) pathogenic?

EIF2B5 p.Ala71= (c.213C>G) is classified Likely benign in EIF2B5 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2021-06-30). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter.

What condition is associated with EIF2B5 p.Ala71= (c.213C>G)?

EIF2B5 p.Ala71= (c.213C>G) is associated with leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter (ClinVar).

How common is EIF2B5 p.Ala71= (c.213C>G) in the general population?

EIF2B5 p.Ala71= (c.213C>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is CACH syndrome inherited?

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

EIF2B5 p.Ala71=

c.213C>G · rs2109006313 · VCV1569388

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

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 0.84	GERP -0.8, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	11.24	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: EIF2B5
Protein: p.Ala71=
Coding: c.213C>G
MANE Select: NM_003907
dbSNP: rs2109006313
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr3:184136629 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.544 · pLI 0.16 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 79.35 · 37 PDB
Residue 71: a β-strand

Full EIF2B5 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/eif2b5-p-ala71 (accessed [today's date]).

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