Is FTCD p.Leu425Phe (c.1273C>T) pathogenic?

FTCD p.Leu425Phe (c.1273C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in FTCD (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2023-05-03). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.1568); Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0601%, eas); Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

What condition is associated with FTCD p.Leu425Phe (c.1273C>T)?

FTCD p.Leu425Phe (c.1273C>T) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases, formiminoglutamic aciduria (ClinVar).

How common is FTCD p.Leu425Phe (c.1273C>T) in the general population?

FTCD p.Leu425Phe (c.1273C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0601%, eas) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about FTCD p.Leu425Phe (c.1273C>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.1568) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

FTCD p.Leu425Phe

c.1273C>T · rs755340941 · VCV971763

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.1568 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0601%, eas)

Missense predictors

1/2 damaging

AlphaMissense, SaProt · REVEL indeterminate

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.1568	likely benign
REVEL	0.35	indeterminate
SaProt	LLR -10.26	damaging
⇒ SaProt calls this damaging; AlphaMissense does not; REVEL is indeterminate.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 2.2	GERP 1.5, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.12	unconstrained · MANE · 19 kb · p 0.00063 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	23.7	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 0.0601% East Asian · 27/44,888 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0424% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0365%

Overall 0.00198% 32/1,612,756 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 30/1,460,588 · genomes 2/152,168 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.0601%	1,663
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00801%	12,490

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: FTCD
Protein: p.Leu425Phe
Coding: c.1273C>T
MANE Select: NM_206965
dbSNP: rs755340941
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr21:46138911 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.61 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 95.30
Residue 425: the 'cyclodeaminase/cyclohydrolase' region

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

Disease context

Inborn genetic diseases — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: formiminoglutamic aciduria

Similar variants

FTCD p.Leu425= Likely benign ★★ same residue
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FTCD p.Arg71Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
FTCD p.Leu536Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
FTCD p.Ala108Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
FTCD p.Ala159Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
FTCD p.Ala352Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
FTCD p.Ala361Val Uncertain significance ★★ 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/ftcd-p-leu425phe (accessed [today's date]).

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