Is FARS2 p.Ala196= (c.588C>T) pathogenic?

FARS2 p.Ala196= (c.588C>T) is classified Likely benign in FARS2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-31). Very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas); Associated with combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 14.

What condition is associated with FARS2 p.Ala196= (c.588C>T)?

FARS2 p.Ala196= (c.588C>T) is associated with combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 14 (ClinVar).

How common is FARS2 p.Ala196= (c.588C>T) in the general population?

FARS2 p.Ala196= (c.588C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas) (gnomAD).

FARS2 p.Ala196=

Q: How is Combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 14 inherited?

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

c.588C>T · rs138339047 · VCV714549

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00668%, eas)

Conditions

combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 14

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 -15	GERP -3.7
Overall
CADD	1.322	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00668% East Asian · 3/44,878 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00511% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00468%

Overall 0.00504% 81/1,608,650 alleles · very rare exomes 78/1,456,588 · genomes 3/152,062 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00668%	14,959
European (non-Finnish)	0.00627%	15,945
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0048%	20,814
South Asian	0.0011%	91,054

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: FARS2
Protein: p.Ala196=
Coding: c.588C>T
MANE Select: NM_006567
dbSNP: rs138339047
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr6:5369158 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.015 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 90.17 · 9 PDB
Residue 196: a β-strand

Full FARS2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 14 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 14 (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal

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FARS2 p.Arg419His Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
FARS2 p.Gln100Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
FARS2 p.Gln216Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
FARS2 p.Gly309Ser 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/fars2-p-ala196 (accessed [today's date]).

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