Is ALK p.Glu273= (c.819G>A) pathogenic?

ALK p.Glu273= (c.819G>A) is classified Likely benign in ALK (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-07-16). Very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe); Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with ALK p.Glu273= (c.819G>A)?

ALK p.Glu273= (c.819G>A) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, neuroblastoma, susceptibility to, 3 (ClinVar).

How common is ALK p.Glu273= (c.819G>A) in the general population?

ALK p.Glu273= (c.819G>A) is very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe) (gnomAD).

ALK p.Glu273=

c.819G>A · rs758537157 · VCV3223929

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe)

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

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 0.24	GERP 0.03, phastCons 0.98
Overall
CADD	8.86	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 8.47e-05% European (non-Finnish) · 1/1,179,980 alleles

Overall 6.2e-05% 1/1,614,104 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,461,812 · genomes 0/152,292 · joint denominator

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.Glu273=
Coding: c.819G>A
MANE Select: NM_004304
dbSNP: rs758537157
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:29694983 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.562 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 68.26 · 79 PDB
Residue 273: the mam 1 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.Glu273Asp Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
ALK p.Glu273Gly Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
ALK p.Glu273Lys Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
ALK p.Glu273Ter 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-glu273 (accessed [today's date]).

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