Is ALK p.Ala1553Ser (c.4657G>T) pathogenic?

ALK p.Ala1553Ser (c.4657G>T) is classified Uncertain significance in ALK (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-04-29). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.0687); Very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr); Associated with neuroblastoma, susceptibility to, 3.

What condition is associated with ALK p.Ala1553Ser (c.4657G>T)?

ALK p.Ala1553Ser (c.4657G>T) is associated with neuroblastoma, susceptibility to, 3, hereditary neoplastic syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is ALK p.Ala1553Ser (c.4657G>T) in the general population?

ALK p.Ala1553Ser (c.4657G>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about ALK p.Ala1553Ser (c.4657G>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.0687) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

ALK p.Ala1553Ser

c.4657G>T · rs745390287 · VCV1042522

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.0687 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

neuroblastoma, susceptibility to, 3

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.0687	likely benign
REVEL	0.026	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -5.50	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.81	GERP -1.6, phastCons 0.23
Regional constraint	o/e 1.10	unconstrained · MANE · 4,393 bp · p 0.054 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	7.707	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean tolerated — a triage signal, not a reclassification

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

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00133% African / African-American · 1/75,034 alleles

Overall 6.84e-05% 1/1,461,882 alleles · very rare

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: ALK
Protein: p.Ala1553Ser
Coding: c.4657G>T
MANE Select: NM_004304
dbSNP: rs745390287
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:29193430 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.562 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 68.26 · 79 PDB

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

Disease context

neuroblastoma, susceptibility to, 3 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Similar variants

ALK p.Ala1553Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
ALK p.Ala1553Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
ALK p.Ala1553= Likely benign ★★ same residue
ALK p.Ala1553Pro Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
ALK p.Arg1275Gln Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ALK c.1154+5G>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
ALK c.1155-3C>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
ALK c.1282+3A>G 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/alk-p-ala1553ser (accessed [today's date]).

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