Is FASN p.Ser392= (c.1176C>T) pathogenic?

FASN p.Ser392= (c.1176C>T) is classified Likely benign in FASN (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-04-01). Very rare (popmax 0.00226%, eas); Associated with Epileptic encephalopathy.

What condition is associated with FASN p.Ser392= (c.1176C>T)?

FASN p.Ser392= (c.1176C>T) is associated with Epileptic encephalopathy (ClinVar).

How common is FASN p.Ser392= (c.1176C>T) in the general population?

FASN p.Ser392= (c.1176C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00226%, eas) (gnomAD).

FASN p.Ser392=

c.1176C>T · VCV4706095

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00226%, eas)

Conditions

Epileptic encephalopathy

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 -0.023	GERP -3.3, phastCons 0.34
Overall
CADD	6.786	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00226% East Asian · 1/44,236 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000184% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000121%

Overall 0.0005% 8/1,601,436 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00226%	44,236
African / African-American	0.00134%	74,736
European (non-Finnish)	0.000511%	195,865

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: FASN
Protein: p.Ser392=
Coding: c.1176C>T
MANE Select: NM_004104
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:82091538 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.284 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 85.65 · 34 PDB
Residue 392: the ketosynthase family 3 (ks3) domain; a β-strand

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

Disease context

Epileptic encephalopathy — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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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/fasn-p-ser392 (accessed [today's date]).

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