Is CPS1 p.Glu255= (c.765G>A) pathogenic?

CPS1 p.Glu255= (c.765G>A) is classified Likely benign in CPS1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-05-01). Very rare (popmax 0.00401%, afr); Associated with carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I deficiency disease.

What condition is associated with CPS1 p.Glu255= (c.765G>A)?

CPS1 p.Glu255= (c.765G>A) is associated with carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I deficiency disease (ClinVar).

How common is CPS1 p.Glu255= (c.765G>A) in the general population?

CPS1 p.Glu255= (c.765G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00401%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase 1 deficiency inherited?

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

CPS1 p.Glu255=

c.765G>A · rs748743178 · VCV1109890

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00401%, afr)

Conditions

carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I deficiency disease

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 0.35	GERP -2.6, phastCons 0.96
Overall
CADD	3.845	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00401% African / African-American · 3/74,792 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00106% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000495%

Overall 0.000682% 11/1,612,806 alleles · very rare exomes 10/1,460,800 · genomes 1/152,006 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00401%	24,931
European (non-Finnish)	0.000678%	147,403

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: CPS1
Protein: p.Glu255=
Coding: c.765G>A
MANE Select: NM_001875
dbSNP: rs748743178
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:210590159 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.764 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 93.80 · 14 PDB
Residue 255: the glutamine amidotransferase type-1 domain

Full CPS1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I deficiency disease — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase 1 deficiency (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: All ages

Similar variants

CPS1 p.Glu255Ter Likely pathogenic ★ same residue
CPS1 p.Glu255Ala Likely benign ★ same residue
CPS1 p.Glu255Lys Likely benign ★ same residue
CPS1 c.1086+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CPS1 c.1087-1G>T Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CPS1 c.1165-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CPS1 c.1263+5G>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CPS1 c.1549+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ 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/cps1-p-glu255 (accessed [today's date]).

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