Is ETFA p.Glu27Asp (c.81G>C) pathogenic?

ETFA p.Glu27Asp (c.81G>C) is classified Uncertain significance in ETFA (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-04-03). AlphaMissense: ambiguous (0.5638); Very rare (popmax 0.000932%, nfe); Associated with multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency.

What condition is associated with ETFA p.Glu27Asp (c.81G>C)?

ETFA p.Glu27Asp (c.81G>C) is associated with multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (ClinVar).

How common is ETFA p.Glu27Asp (c.81G>C) in the general population?

ETFA p.Glu27Asp (c.81G>C) is very rare (popmax 0.000932%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency inherited?

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

What do computational predictors say about ETFA p.Glu27Asp (c.81G>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts ambiguous (score 0.5638) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

ETFA p.Glu27Asp

c.81G>C · rs772068605 · VCV653627

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

ambiguous

0.5638 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000932%, nfe)

Missense predictors

2/2 damaging

REVEL, SaProt · AlphaMissense no call

Conditions

multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.5638	ambiguous
REVEL	0.704	pathogenic-leaning
SaProt	LLR -10.26	damaging
⇒ REVEL and SaProt both call this damaging; AlphaMissense makes no call.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.42	GERP -0.38, phastCons 0.99
Regional constraint	o/e 0.86	unconstrained · MANE · 95 kb · p 0.0051 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	19.81	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000932% European (non-Finnish) · 11/1,179,636 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0005% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000366%

Overall 0.000682% 11/1,612,222 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: ETFA
Protein: p.Glu27Asp
Coding: c.81G>C
MANE Select: NM_000126
dbSNP: rs772068605
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr15:76295696 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.166 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 94.00 · 4 PDB
Residue 27: 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)

Similar variants

ETFA p.Glu27Lys Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
ETFA p.Glu27= Likely benign ★ same residue
MADD p.Ser27Arg Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
ETFA c.186+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ETFA c.39+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ETFA c.451+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ETFA c.452-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ETFA c.664+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition

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-glu27asp (accessed [today's date]).

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