Is CAD p.Arg839Ter (c.2515C>T) pathogenic?

CAD p.Arg839Ter (c.2515C>T) is classified Pathogenic in CAD (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-09-14). Very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas).

How common is CAD p.Arg839Ter (c.2515C>T) in the general population?

CAD p.Arg839Ter (c.2515C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas) (gnomAD).

CAD p.Arg839Ter

c.2515C>T · rs771348417 · VCV2048288

Pathogenic Single submitter

Classification

Pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

Consequence

nonsense (stop-gain)

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas)

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Consequence	nonsense (stop-gain)	predicted loss-of-function in a LoF-intolerant gene
NMD	predicted	premature termination codon in exon 17 of 44
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	all four deltas below 0.2 · C>A here scores Δ0.38 · evaluated, not missing
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.94	GERP -2.4, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	36.0	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Predicted loss-of-function is descriptive, not an applied PVS1 code.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00223% East Asian · 1/44,884 alleles

Filtering AF 2.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.1e-05%

Overall 0.000205% 3/1,461,892 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00223%	44,884
European (non-Finnish)	0.000169%	590,023

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: CAD
Protein: p.Arg839Ter
Coding: c.2515C>T
MANE Select: NM_004341
dbSNP: rs771348417
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:27232094 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.409 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 87.25 · 57 PDB
Residue 839: the 'cpsase (carbamoyl phosphate synthase)' region; the 'cpsase a' region

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

Similar variants

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CAD p.Arg191Ter Pathogenic ★★ same type
CAD p.Gln1604Ter Likely pathogenic ★★ same type
CAD p.Met33Arg Pathogenic ★★ same type
CAD c.1254+6G>A Uncertain significance ★★ same type
CAD c.2032-3C>T Uncertain significance ★★ same type

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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/cad-p-arg839ter (accessed [today's date]).

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