Is ETFA p.Trp199Ter (c.597G>A) pathogenic?

ETFA p.Trp199Ter (c.597G>A) is classified Pathogenic in ETFA (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-05-12). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency.

What condition is associated with ETFA p.Trp199Ter (c.597G>A)?

ETFA p.Trp199Ter (c.597G>A) is associated with multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (ClinVar).

How common is ETFA p.Trp199Ter (c.597G>A) in the general population?

ETFA p.Trp199Ter (c.597G>A) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (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.Trp199Ter

c.597G>A · rs2543022350 · VCV2894130

Pathogenic Single submitter

Classification

Pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

Consequence

nonsense (stop-gain)

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Consequence	nonsense (stop-gain)	predicted loss-of-function
NMD	predicted	premature termination codon in exon 7 of 12
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7.6	GERP 0.56, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	39.0	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Predicted loss-of-function is descriptive, not an applied PVS1 code.

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: ETFA
Protein: p.Trp199Ter
Coding: c.597G>A
MANE Select: NM_000126
dbSNP: rs2543022350
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr15:76285704 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.166 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 94.00 · 4 PDB
Residue 199: the 'domain i' region; a β-strand

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-trp199ter (accessed [today's date]).

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