Is CPT2 p.Lys495= (c.1485G>A) pathogenic?

CPT2 p.Lys495= (c.1485G>A) is classified Likely benign in CPT2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-10-28). Very rare (popmax 0.00017%, nfe); Associated with carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency.

What condition is associated with CPT2 p.Lys495= (c.1485G>A)?

CPT2 p.Lys495= (c.1485G>A) is associated with carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency (ClinVar).

How common is CPT2 p.Lys495= (c.1485G>A) in the general population?

CPT2 p.Lys495= (c.1485G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00017%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency inherited?

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

CPT2 p.Lys495=

c.1485G>A · rs2525590418 · VCV2915033

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00017%, nfe)

Conditions

carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency

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 0.64	GERP 0.4, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	5.992	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00017% European (non-Finnish) · 2/1,178,242 alleles

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

Overall 0.000137% 2/1,459,332 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: CPT2
Protein: p.Lys495=
Coding: c.1485G>A
MANE Select: NM_000098
dbSNP: rs2525590418
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:53211159 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.038 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 94.52

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

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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/cpt2-p-lys495 (accessed [today's date]).

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