Is ETFA p.Ala26= (c.78T>C) pathogenic?

ETFA p.Ala26= (c.78T>C) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in ETFA (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2023-07-05). Very rare (popmax 0.00268%, afr); Associated with multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency.

What condition is associated with ETFA p.Ala26= (c.78T>C)?

ETFA p.Ala26= (c.78T>C) is associated with multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (ClinVar).

How common is ETFA p.Ala26= (c.78T>C) in the general population?

ETFA p.Ala26= (c.78T>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00268%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency inherited?

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

ETFA p.Ala26=

c.78T>C · rs773298687 · VCV886082

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00268%, afr)

Conditions

multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency

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 -1.4	GERP -3.1
Overall
CADD	5.169	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00268% African / African-American · 2/74,752 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000444% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000166%

Overall 0.000248% 4/1,613,274 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00268%	37,376
European (non-Finnish)	0.00017%	589,908

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: ETFA
Protein: p.Ala26=
Coding: c.78T>C
MANE Select: NM_000126
dbSNP: rs773298687
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr15:76295699 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.166 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 94.00 · 4 PDB
Residue 26: the 'domain i' region

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

Disease context

multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: All ages
Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (United States)

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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/etfa-p-ala26 (accessed [today's date]).

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