Is ETFB c.438+18A>C pathogenic?

ETFB c.438+18A>C is classified Likely benign in ETFB (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-12-23). Very rare (popmax 0.000255%, nfe); Associated with multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency.

What condition is associated with ETFB c.438+18A>C?

ETFB c.438+18A>C is associated with multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (ClinVar).

How common is ETFB c.438+18A>C in the general population?

ETFB c.438+18A>C is very rare (popmax 0.000255%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency inherited?

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

ETFB c.438+18A>C

VCV4752104

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000255%, nfe)

Conditions

multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
Splice region	donor +18	near-intronic (+18 nt from the splice site)
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -1.5	GERP -2.9
Non-coding constraint	Z 3.01	1 kb window · o/e 0.67 · regional · uncalibrated
Overall
CADD	1.725	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000255% European (non-Finnish) · 3/1,177,392 alleles

Filtering AF 6.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.9e-05%

Overall 0.000206% 3/1,455,618 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: ETFB
Coding: c.438+18A>C
MANE Select: NM_001985
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:51350311 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.1 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 96.19 · 4 PDB

Full ETFB 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/etfb-c-438-plus-18a-c (accessed [today's date]).

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