Is CPT2 p.Glu454fs (c.1359del) pathogenic?

CPT2 p.Glu454fs (c.1359del) is classified Likely pathogenic in CPT2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-07-18). Associated with carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency.

What condition is associated with CPT2 p.Glu454fs (c.1359del)?

CPT2 p.Glu454fs (c.1359del) is associated with carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency (ClinVar).

How is Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency inherited?

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

CPT2 p.Glu454fs

c.1359del · VCV4817415

Likely pathogenic Single submitter

Classification

Likely pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

Consequence

frameshift

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

Conditions

carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Consequence	frameshift	predicted loss-of-function
NMD	predicted	premature termination codon in exon 4 of 5
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · substitutions only
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.012	GERP -2.2, phastCons 0.79

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

Variant & gene context

Gene: CPT2
Protein: p.Glu454fs
Coding: c.1359del
MANE Select: NM_000098
Type: Deletion
Location: chr1:53211031 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.038 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 94.52
Residue 454: a binding site

Full CPT2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: All ages

Similar variants

CPT2 p.Glu454Ter Pathogenic ★ same residue
CPT2 p.Glu454= Likely benign ★ same residue
CPT2 p.Glu454del Uncertain significance same residue
CPT2 p.Ala643_Leu644insTer Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CPT2 p.Arg382fs Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CPT2 p.Asp576fs Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CPT2 p.Gln33fs Pathogenic ★★ same condition
CPT2 p.Glu285fs 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/cpt2-p-glu454fs (accessed [today's date]).

Preprint & method: sugi.bio/variant/method Machine-readable: this page as Markdown