Is CPT2 p.Phe235Leu (c.705C>G) pathogenic?

CPT2 p.Phe235Leu (c.705C>G) is classified Uncertain significance in CPT2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2021-12-09). AlphaMissense: ambiguous (0.4979); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency.

What condition is associated with CPT2 p.Phe235Leu (c.705C>G)?

CPT2 p.Phe235Leu (c.705C>G) is associated with carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency (ClinVar).

How common is CPT2 p.Phe235Leu (c.705C>G) in the general population?

CPT2 p.Phe235Leu (c.705C>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency inherited?

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

What do computational predictors say about CPT2 p.Phe235Leu (c.705C>G)?

AlphaMissense predicts ambiguous (score 0.4979) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

CPT2 p.Phe235Leu

c.705C>G · rs1156707548 · VCV1514718

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

ambiguous

0.4979 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

0/2 damaging

REVEL, SaProt · AlphaMissense no call

Conditions

carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.4979	ambiguous
REVEL	0.281	benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -6.69	tolerated
⇒ REVEL and SaProt both call this tolerated; AlphaMissense makes no call.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -2.1	GERP -4.5
Regional constraint	o/e 0.94	unconstrained · MANE · 17 kb · p 0.062 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	4.562	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: CPT2
Protein: p.Phe235Leu
Coding: c.705C>G
MANE Select: NM_000098
dbSNP: rs1156707548
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:53210379 (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

Similar variants

CPT2 p.Phe235= Likely benign ★ same residue
CPT2 c.340+1G>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CPT2 c.340+5G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CPT2 c.341-2A>G Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CPT2 p.Ala67Gly Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
CPT2 p.Arg124Gln Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
CPT2 p.Arg124Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CPT2 p.Arg151Gln 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-phe235leu (accessed [today's date]).

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