Is NUS1 p.Val48= (c.144C>T) pathogenic?

NUS1 p.Val48= (c.144C>T) is classified Likely benign in NUS1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-12). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0229%, mid); Associated with congenital disorder of glycosylation, type Iaa.

What condition is associated with NUS1 p.Val48= (c.144C>T)?

NUS1 p.Val48= (c.144C>T) is associated with congenital disorder of glycosylation, type Iaa (ClinVar).

How common is NUS1 p.Val48= (c.144C>T) in the general population?

NUS1 p.Val48= (c.144C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0229%, mid) (gnomAD).

NUS1 p.Val48=

c.144C>T · rs767517042 · VCV1646933

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0229%, mid)

Conditions

congenital disorder of glycosylation, type Iaa

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 7.4	GERP 2.6, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	14.18	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0229% Middle Eastern · 1/4,368 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00375% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00336%

Overall 0.00449% 70/1,558,472 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 60/1,406,246 · genomes 10/152,226 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0229%	4,368
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.0191%	5,223
European (non-Finnish)	0.00477%	20,970
South Asian	0.00352%	28,393

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: NUS1
Protein: p.Val48=
Coding: c.144C>T
MANE Select: NM_138459
dbSNP: rs767517042
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr6:117675814 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.182 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 82.01 · 9 PDB

Full NUS1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

congenital disorder of glycosylation, type Iaa — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

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NUS1 p.Leu240Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
NUS1 p.Val48fs Pathogenic ★★ same residue
NUS1 p.Ala44Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
NUS1 p.Ala79Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
NUS1 p.Arg10Trp Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ 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/nus1-p-val48 (accessed [today's date]).

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