Is ALK p.Lys792= (c.2376A>G) pathogenic?

ALK p.Lys792= (c.2376A>G) is classified Likely benign in ALK (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-12-24). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0156%, eas); Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with ALK p.Lys792= (c.2376A>G)?

ALK p.Lys792= (c.2376A>G) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, neuroblastoma, susceptibility to, 3 (ClinVar).

How common is ALK p.Lys792= (c.2376A>G) in the general population?

ALK p.Lys792= (c.2376A>G) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0156%, eas) (gnomAD).

ALK p.Lys792=

c.2376A>G · rs1664285138 · VCV1102790

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0156%, eas)

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.26	GERP 0.59, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	7.07	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0156% East Asian · 7/44,892 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00726% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00514%

Overall 0.000496% 8/1,614,254 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 8/1,461,894 · genomes 0/152,360 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.0156%	6,413
European (non-Finnish)	8.47e-05%	1,180,044

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.Lys792=
Coding: c.2376A>G
MANE Select: NM_004304
dbSNP: rs1664285138
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:29233676 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.562 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 68.26 · 79 PDB
Residue 792: an α-helix

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.Lys792Glu 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
ALK c.1414+3G>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
ALK c.1415-3T>C 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-lys792 (accessed [today's date]).

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