Is FARS2 p.Ala436= (c.1308C>G) pathogenic?

FARS2 p.Ala436= (c.1308C>G) is classified Likely benign in FARS2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-11-04). Very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr); Associated with combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 14.

What condition is associated with FARS2 p.Ala436= (c.1308C>G)?

FARS2 p.Ala436= (c.1308C>G) is associated with combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 14 (ClinVar).

How common is FARS2 p.Ala436= (c.1308C>G) in the general population?

FARS2 p.Ala436= (c.1308C>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr) (gnomAD).

FARS2 p.Ala436=

Q: How is Combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 14 inherited?

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

c.1308C>G · rs965780712 · VCV473308

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr)

Conditions

combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 14

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 -9.8	GERP -3.1
Overall
CADD	0.352	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00133% African / African-American · 1/74,964 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000429% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000312%

Overall 0.000681% 11/1,614,152 alleles · very rare exomes 10/1,461,878 · genomes 1/152,274 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00133%	74,964
European (non-Finnish)	0.000847%	118,006

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: FARS2
Protein: p.Ala436=
Coding: c.1308C>G
MANE Select: NM_006567
dbSNP: rs965780712
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr6:5771381 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.015 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 90.17 · 9 PDB
Residue 436: the fdx-acb domain; an α-helix

Full FARS2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 14 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 14 (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

Similar variants

FARS2 p.Ala436Ser Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
FARS2 p.Ala436Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
FARS2 p.Arg307Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
FARS2 p.Arg386Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
FARS2 p.Arg419Cys Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
FARS2 p.Arg419His Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
FARS2 p.Gln100Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
FARS2 p.Gln216Ter 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/fars2-p-ala436 (accessed [today's date]).

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