MFSD3

Chr 8

solute carrier family 33 member 2

Also known as: MFSD3

The protein functions as a transmembrane transporter involved in moving substances across cellular membranes. Mutations cause autosomal recessive developmental and epileptic encephalopathy with microcephaly, typically presenting in early infancy with severe intellectual disability, seizures, and brain malformations. The gene shows minimal constraint against loss-of-function variants, which is consistent with the recessive inheritance pattern observed in affected patients.

OMIMResearchSummary from RefSeq
DNmechanismLOEUF 1.85
Clinical SummaryMFSD3
Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Low constraint (pLI 0.00) — loss-of-function variants are relatively tolerated in the population.

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population
LoF Constraint
1.85LOEUF
pLI 0.000
Z-score -0.95
OE 1.30 (0.861.85)
Tolerant

Highly tolerant — LoF variants common in population

Missense Constraint
-1.39Z-score
OE missense 1.27 (1.151.41)
264 obs / 207.5 exp
Tolerant

Tolerant to missense variation

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE1.30 (0.861.85)
00.351.4
Missense OE1.27 (1.151.41)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE1.38
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 15 / 11.5Missense obs/exp: 264 / 207.5Syn Z: -3.18
DN
0.6454th %ile
GOF
0.6150th %ile
LOF
0.3649th %ile

The highest-scoring mechanism for this gene is dominant-negative.

DNprediction above median

Note: In-silico variant effect predictors (SIFT, PolyPhen, REVEL, CADD) may underestimate pathogenicity of missense variants in genes with GOF or DN mechanisms. Consider functional evidence and clinical context.

Predictions from Badonyi M, Marsh JA. PLoS ONE. 2024;19(8):e0307312.

ClinVar Variant Classifications

0 submitted variants in ClinVar

Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

MFSD3 · protein map & ClinVar variants

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3D Protein StructureAlphaFold

Clinical Trials

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