Is CERS1 p.Val214= (c.642G>A) pathogenic?

CERS1 p.Val214= (c.642G>A) is classified Likely benign in CERS1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-10-28). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with progressive myoclonic epilepsy type 8.

What condition is associated with CERS1 p.Val214= (c.642G>A)?

CERS1 p.Val214= (c.642G>A) is associated with progressive myoclonic epilepsy type 8 (ClinVar).

How common is CERS1 p.Val214= (c.642G>A) in the general population?

CERS1 p.Val214= (c.642G>A) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Progressive myoclonic epilepsy type 8 inherited?

Typically Autosomal recessive (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

CERS1 p.Val214=

c.642G>A · VCV4797571

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Not reported

no allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,581,780)

Conditions

progressive myoclonic epilepsy type 8

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.41	GERP 1, phastCons 0.99
Overall
CADD	7.3	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

No allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,581,780). This is missing data, not an absence: the variant may or may not be present in gnomAD. Rarity (ACMG PM2) and BA1/BS1 cannot be assessed for it.

Variant & gene context

Gene: CERS1
Protein: p.Val214=
Coding: c.642G>A
MANE Select: NM_021267
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:18880384 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.685 · pLI 0.17 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 88.95
Residue 214: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in epm8); the tlc domain

Full CERS1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

progressive myoclonic epilepsy type 8 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Progressive myoclonic epilepsy type 8 (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Adolescent, Childhood

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CERS1 p.Ala45Pro Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
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CERS1 p.Ala97Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition

Built on 18 open, versioned datasets — ClinVar, gnomAD, AlphaMissense, REVEL, ClinGen & more — plus Sugi Variant's own cross-source analysis. Source data 2026-01–2026-10, ClinVar 2026-10. Full sources & versions →

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/cers1-p-val214 (accessed [today's date]).

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