Is BRCA2 p.Ala1237Ser (c.3709G>T) pathogenic?

BRCA2 p.Ala1237Ser (c.3709G>T) is classified Uncertain significance in BRCA2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-08-14). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.2364); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome.

What condition is associated with BRCA2 p.Ala1237Ser (c.3709G>T)?

BRCA2 p.Ala1237Ser (c.3709G>T) is associated with hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is BRCA2 p.Ala1237Ser (c.3709G>T) in the general population?

BRCA2 p.Ala1237Ser (c.3709G>T) 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.

What do computational predictors say about BRCA2 p.Ala1237Ser (c.3709G>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.2364) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

BRCA2 p.Ala1237Ser

c.3709G>T · VCV3636464

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.2364 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.2364	likely benign
REVEL	0.415	indeterminate
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 6.6	GERP 2.1, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.03	unconstrained · MANE · 47 kb · p 0.059 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	22.5	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

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: BRCA2
Protein: p.Ala1237Ser
Coding: c.3709G>T
MANE Select: NM_000059
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr13:32338064 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.803 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Residue 1237: the 'interaction with rad51' region; an α-helix

Full BRCA2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome — 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

BRCA2 p.Ala1237= Likely benign ★★★ same residue
BRCA2 p.Ala1237Pro Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ same residue
BRCA2 p.Ala1237Thr Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ same residue
BRCA2 p.Ala1237Gly Uncertain significance ★ same residue
BRCA2 p.Ala1237Val Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ same residue
BRCA2 c.316+2T>C Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
BRCA2 c.316+5G>A Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
BRCA2 c.316+5G>C 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/brca2-p-ala1237ser (accessed [today's date]).

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