Is ELAC2 p.Ala12= (c.36C>A) pathogenic?

ELAC2 p.Ala12= (c.36C>A) is classified Likely benign in ELAC2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-10-09). Very rare (popmax 0.00976%, eas); Associated with combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 17.

What condition is associated with ELAC2 p.Ala12= (c.36C>A)?

ELAC2 p.Ala12= (c.36C>A) is associated with combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 17 (ClinVar).

How common is ELAC2 p.Ala12= (c.36C>A) in the general population?

ELAC2 p.Ala12= (c.36C>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00976%, eas) (gnomAD).

ELAC2 p.Ala12=

Q: How is Combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 17 inherited?

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

c.36C>A · VCV3722579

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00976%, eas)

Conditions

combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 17

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 -0.82	GERP -4
Overall
CADD	2.014	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00976% East Asian · 4/40,974 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00328% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00193%

Overall 0.000974% 15/1,540,730 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00976%	10,243
African / African-American	0.00137%	73,010
European (non-Finnish)	0.000872%	114,685

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: ELAC2
Protein: p.Ala12=
Coding: c.36C>A
MANE Select: NM_018127
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:13017912 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.02 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 82.81 · 10 PDB

Full ELAC2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 17 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 17 (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

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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/elac2-p-ala12 (accessed [today's date]).

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