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NPC1 p.Asp54fs

c.155_156insT · VCV4818046

Likely pathogenic Single submitter
Classification
Likely pathogenic
ClinVar
Review
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ClinVar · 1 submitter
Consequence
frameshift
predicted LoF
gnomAD v4.1
Rare
Conditions
1
Niemann-Pick disease, type C1

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Consequenceframeshiftpredicted loss-of-function
NMDpredictedpremature termination codon in exon 2 of 25
Splicing
SpliceAI—not assessed · substitutions only
Constraint at this position
ConservationphyloP -6.1GERP -3.8

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

Variant & gene context

Gene
NPC1
Protein
p.Asp54fs
Coding
c.155_156insT
MANE Select
NM_000271
Type
Insertion
Location
chr18:23573476 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint
LOEUF 0.676 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure
AlphaFold pLDDT 85.35 · 20 PDB
Residue 54
an α-helix; a disulfide bond
Full NPC1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Niemann-Pick disease, type C1 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Niemann-Pick disease type C (Orphanet):

Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Onset
All ages
Prevalence
1-9 / 100 000 (Europe)

Similar variants

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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/npc1-p-asp54fs (accessed [today's date]).

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