Is BRCA1 p.Ala1279= (c.3837A>C) pathogenic?

BRCA1 p.Ala1279= (c.3837A>C) is classified Likely benign in BRCA1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-08-15). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1.

What condition is associated with BRCA1 p.Ala1279= (c.3837A>C)?

BRCA1 p.Ala1279= (c.3837A>C) is associated with breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1 (ClinVar).

How common is BRCA1 p.Ala1279= (c.3837A>C) in the general population?

BRCA1 p.Ala1279= (c.3837A>C) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer syndrome inherited?

Typically Autosomal dominant (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

BRCA1 p.Ala1279=

c.3837A>C · rs2154282251 · VCV3072714

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.02	moderately benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -2.5	GERP -5
Overall
CADD	1.267	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

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: BRCA1
Protein: p.Ala1279=
Coding: c.3837A>C
MANE Select: NM_007294
dbSNP: rs2154282251
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:43091694 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.885 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 41.99 · 33 PDB
Residue 1279: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in fancs)

Full BRCA1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Adult, Elderly

Similar variants

BRCA1 p.Ala1279Thr Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
BRCA1 p.Ala1279_Ser1280insTer Pathogenic ★★★ same residue
BRCA1 p.Ala1279fs Pathogenic ★★★ same residue
BRCA1 p.Ala1279Pro Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
BRCA1 p.Ala1279Ser Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
BRCA1 p.Ala1279Val Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ same residue
BRCA1 c.134+3A>T Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
BRCA1 c.135-1G>T Pathogenic ★★★ 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/brca1-p-ala1279 (accessed [today's date]).

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