Is MFN2 p.Val91= (c.273G>T) pathogenic?

MFN2 p.Val91= (c.273G>T) is classified Likely benign in MFN2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-11-19). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2.

What condition is associated with MFN2 p.Val91= (c.273G>T)?

MFN2 p.Val91= (c.273G>T) is associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2 (ClinVar).

How common is MFN2 p.Val91= (c.273G>T) in the general population?

MFN2 p.Val91= (c.273G>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

MFN2 p.Val91=

c.273G>T · rs2522985541 · VCV2695560

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 2	GERP -3.3, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	6.895	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

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: MFN2
Protein: p.Val91=
Coding: c.273G>T
MANE Select: NM_014874
dbSNP: rs2522985541
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:11992652 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.602 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 81.94 · 3 PDB
Residue 91: the 'part of a helix bundle domain, formed by helices from n-terminal and c-terminal regions' region; an α-helix

Full MFN2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

MFN2 p.Val91Met Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
MFN2 p.Val91Leu Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
MFN2 p.Val91fs Pathogenic ★ same residue
MFN2 p.Val91Gly Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ⚠ same residue
MFN2 c.1160+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MFN2 c.475-1G>C Pathogenic ★★ same condition
MFN2 p.Ala166Val Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
MFN2 p.Ala220Thr Pathogenic/Likely 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/mfn2-p-val91 (accessed [today's date]).

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