Is MEFV p.Glu413= (c.1239G>A) pathogenic?

MEFV p.Glu413= (c.1239G>A) is classified Likely benign in MEFV (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2026-01-05). Very rare (popmax 0.00153%, nfe); Associated with familial Mediterranean fever.

What condition is associated with MEFV p.Glu413= (c.1239G>A)?

MEFV p.Glu413= (c.1239G>A) is associated with familial Mediterranean fever (ClinVar).

How common is MEFV p.Glu413= (c.1239G>A) in the general population?

MEFV p.Glu413= (c.1239G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00153%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is Familial Mediterranean fever inherited?

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

MEFV p.Glu413=

c.1239G>A · rs139478779 · VCV2142103

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00153%, nfe)

Conditions

familial Mediterranean fever

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 0.054	GERP 0.047, phastCons 0.89
Overall
CADD	5.137	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00153% European (non-Finnish) · 18/1,180,050 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000953% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000787%

Overall 0.00112% 18/1,613,904 alleles · very rare exomes 16/1,461,646 · genomes 2/152,258 · joint denominator

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: MEFV
Protein: p.Glu413=
Coding: c.1239G>A
MANE Select: NM_000243
dbSNP: rs139478779
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:3249452 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.147 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 73.64 · 11 PDB

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

Disease context

familial Mediterranean fever — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Familial Mediterranean fever (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Infancy
Prevalence: >1 / 1000 (Turkey)

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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/mefv-p-glu413 (accessed [today's date]).

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