Is ALK p.Ala528Pro (c.1582G>C) pathogenic?

ALK p.Ala528Pro (c.1582G>C) is classified Likely benign in ALK (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2026-03-20). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.0766); Very rare (popmax 8.48e-05%, nfe); Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with ALK p.Ala528Pro (c.1582G>C)?

ALK p.Ala528Pro (c.1582G>C) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is ALK p.Ala528Pro (c.1582G>C) in the general population?

ALK p.Ala528Pro (c.1582G>C) is very rare (popmax 8.48e-05%, nfe) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about ALK p.Ala528Pro (c.1582G>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.0766) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

ALK p.Ala528Pro

c.1582G>C · VCV4869845

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.0766 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 8.48e-05%, nfe)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.0766	likely benign
REVEL	0.023	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -6.53	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 -2	GERP -5
Regional constraint	o/e 1.05	unconstrained · MANE · 670 kb · p 0.12 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	0.216	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

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

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 8.48e-05% European (non-Finnish) · 1/1,179,854 alleles

Overall 6.84e-05% 1/1,461,690 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.Ala528Pro
Coding: c.1582G>C
MANE Select: NM_004304
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:29318369 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.562 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 68.26 · 79 PDB
Residue 528: the mam 2 domain

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

Disease context

hereditary neoplastic syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

ALK p.Ala528= Likely benign ★★ same residue
ALK p.Ala528Thr Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
ALK p.Ala528Val 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
ALK c.1414+1G>A 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-ala528pro (accessed [today's date]).

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