# Processing multi-nucleotide variants

Unlike single-nucleotide variants (SNVs), a multi-nucleotide variant (MNV) represents a single event involving multiple consecutive bases. In Emedgene, small variants are recognized as those comprising an MNV if they are located within a 2-nucleotide distance.

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### Limitations

Currently, Emedgene does not fully support MNV functionality. The following features are restricted:

* **Export to Curate**: Blocked because Curate does not support MNVs.
* **AI Shortlist**: MNVs are not included in the AI shortlist.
* **ACMG Classification**: Disabled for MNVs.
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## From v100.39.0 onward:

Emedgene recognizes MNV as a distinct variant type and supports ingestion from VCF, annotation, and filtering.

Each MNV is represented and annotated as:

* An MNV itself (eg, AG>TC)
* Individual SNVs derived from the MNV (eg, A>T and G>C), for compatibility with existing tools and workflows

Both the MNV and its underlying SNVs display the "Suspected MNP" badge in the [Clinical significance tab](https://help.connected.illumina.com/emedgene/emedgene-analyze-manual/variant_page/clinical_significance_section).

## Up to v38.0:

During data processing, MNVs are split into consecutive SNVs. The resulting SNVs are annotated with **INFO** and **FORMAT** fields that mirror the original record.

SNVs that comprise an MNV display the "Suspected MNP" badge in the [Clinical significance tab](https://help.connected.illumina.com/emedgene/emedgene-analyze-manual/variant_page/clinical_significance_section).