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Gene entry

MTFMT

mitochondrial methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase

Chromosome
15
Cytoband
15q22.31
Variants (rsID)
16

MTFMT is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 15 (region 15q22.31). Its official name is “mitochondrial methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase”. The reference table lists 16 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

5 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs188461284Benignsingle nucleotide variant
  • rs2946655Benignsingle nucleotide variant
  • rs35302908Benignsingle nucleotide variantCombined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 15
  • rs200286768Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantMitochondrial complex 1 deficiency, nuclear type 27|Combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 15
  • rs201431517Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantCombined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 15|Leigh syndrome|6 conditions|Mitochondrial complex 1 deficiency, nuclear type 27|See cases

Other listed variants

Public references

Data from the institutional reference table and public NCBI annotation. For education only; not a substitute for medical or genetic counselling.