Is ALK p.Arg1373Lys (c.4118G>A) pathogenic?

ALK p.Arg1373Lys (c.4118G>A) is classified Uncertain significance in ALK (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-11-17). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.9927); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with ALK p.Arg1373Lys (c.4118G>A)?

ALK p.Arg1373Lys (c.4118G>A) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, neuroblastoma, susceptibility to, 3 (ClinVar).

How common is ALK p.Arg1373Lys (c.4118G>A) in the general population?

ALK p.Arg1373Lys (c.4118G>A) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about ALK p.Arg1373Lys (c.4118G>A)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.9927) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

ALK p.Arg1373Lys

c.4118G>A · rs1558606110 · VCV572692

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.9927 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

3/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.9927	likely pathogenic · top 8% in ALK
REVEL	0.93	moderately pathogenic-leaning
SaProt	LLR -12.16	damaging
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this damaging.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7.7	GERP 2.7, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.10	unconstrained · MANE · 4,393 bp · p 0.054 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	29.3	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean damaging — 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

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: ALK
Protein: p.Arg1373Lys
Coding: c.4118G>A
MANE Select: NM_004304
dbSNP: rs1558606110
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:29196816 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.562 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 68.26 · 79 PDB
Residue 1373: the protein kinase 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

Also linked: neuroblastoma, susceptibility to, 3

Similar variants

ALK p.Arg1373Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
ALK p.Arg1373Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
ALK p.Arg1373Met 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-arg1373lys (accessed [today's date]).

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