Is CPS1 p.Ser396Ter (c.1187C>A) pathogenic?

CPS1 p.Ser396Ter (c.1187C>A) is classified Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic in CPS1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2025-05-13). Very rare (popmax 0.000425%, nfe); Associated with carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I deficiency disease.

What condition is associated with CPS1 p.Ser396Ter (c.1187C>A)?

CPS1 p.Ser396Ter (c.1187C>A) is associated with carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I deficiency disease (ClinVar).

How common is CPS1 p.Ser396Ter (c.1187C>A) in the general population?

CPS1 p.Ser396Ter (c.1187C>A) is very rare (popmax 0.000425%, nfe) (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.Ser396Ter

c.1187C>A · rs961015305 · VCV553982

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic Multiple submitters

Classification

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

Consequence

nonsense (stop-gain)

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000425%, nfe)

Conditions

carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I deficiency disease

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
NMD	predicted	premature termination codon in exon 12 of 38
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7.6	GERP 2.7, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	39.0	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 0.000425% European (non-Finnish) · 5/1,177,738 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000124% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 9e-05%

Overall 0.000343% 5/1,458,598 alleles · very rare

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.Ser396Ter
Coding: c.1187C>A
MANE Select: NM_001875
dbSNP: rs961015305
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:210594530 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.764 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 93.80 · 14 PDB
Residue 396: the glutamine amidotransferase type-1 domain; an α-helix

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

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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-ser396ter (accessed [today's date]).

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