ETFA

Gene

electron transfer flavoprotein subunit alpha

HGNCHGNC:3481 EnsemblENSG00000140374 NCBI Gene2108

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 15q24.2-q24.3

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asGA2 · EMA · MADD

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Alias symbolsGA2, EMA, MADD

Previous nameselectron-transfer-flavoprotein, alpha polypeptide

Alias namesglutaric aciduria II, multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency

Associated diseases

via associated_with

Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Genetic Diseases, Inborn

Central Nervous System Neoplasms

Glioma

Meniere's Disease

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

Flavoproteins

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.