Is NEFL p.Glu487= (c.1461G>A) pathogenic?

NEFL p.Glu487= (c.1461G>A) is classified Likely benign in NEFL (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-10-30). Very rare (popmax 0.00402%, afr); Associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2E.

What condition is associated with NEFL p.Glu487= (c.1461G>A)?

NEFL p.Glu487= (c.1461G>A) is associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2E (ClinVar).

How common is NEFL p.Glu487= (c.1461G>A) in the general population?

NEFL p.Glu487= (c.1461G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00402%, afr) (gnomAD).

NEFL p.Glu487=

Q: How is Autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2E inherited?

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

c.1461G>A · rs763418924 · VCV382235

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00402%, afr)

Conditions

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2E

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 -0.38	GERP -1.2
Overall
CADD	2.216	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00402% African / African-American · 3/74,710 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00197% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00169%

Overall 0.00219% 35/1,598,872 alleles · very rare exomes 28/1,446,668 · genomes 7/152,204 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00402%	24,903
European (non-Finnish)	0.00273%	36,647

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: NEFL
Protein: p.Glu487=
Coding: c.1461G>A
MANE Select: NM_006158
dbSNP: rs763418924
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr8:24953504 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.986 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 73.66
Residue 487: the 'tail' region; the 'tail, subdomain b (acidic)' region; the 'disordered' region

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

Disease context

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

For Autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2E (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Infancy

Similar variants

NEFL p.Glu487Ter Uncertain significance ★ same residue
NEFL p.Glu487Lys Uncertain significance ⚠ same residue
NEFL p.Arg399Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
NEFL p.Arg421Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
NEFL p.Asn98Ser Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
NEFL p.Glu186Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
NEFL p.Glu396Lys Pathogenic ★★ same condition
NEFL p.Glu90Lys 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/nefl-p-glu487 (accessed [today's date]).

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