Is CDH1 p.Glu35Ter (c.103G>T) pathogenic?

CDH1 p.Glu35Ter (c.103G>T) is classified Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic in CDH1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2025-09-01). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with hereditary diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma.

What condition is associated with CDH1 p.Glu35Ter (c.103G>T)?

CDH1 p.Glu35Ter (c.103G>T) is associated with hereditary diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma (ClinVar).

How common is CDH1 p.Glu35Ter (c.103G>T) in the general population?

CDH1 p.Glu35Ter (c.103G>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer inherited?

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

CDH1 p.Glu35Ter

c.103G>T · rs1597838625 · VCV929049

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic Multiple submitters

Classification

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

Consequence

nonsense (stop-gain)

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Not reported

no allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,551,328)

Conditions

hereditary diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Consequence	nonsense (stop-gain)	predicted loss-of-function in a haploinsufficient gene (ClinGen)
NMD	predicted	premature termination codon in exon 2 of 16
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 3.3	GERP -1.4, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	35.0	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Predicted loss-of-function is descriptive, not an applied PVS1 code.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

No allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,551,328). This is missing data, not an absence: the variant may or may not be present in gnomAD. Rarity (ACMG PM2) and BA1/BS1 cannot be assessed for it.

Variant & gene context

Gene: CDH1
Protein: p.Glu35Ter
Coding: c.103G>T
MANE Select: NM_004360
dbSNP: rs1597838625
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:68738351 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.514 · pLI 0.86 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 79.13 · 22 PDB

Full CDH1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

hereditary diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Adult
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Europe)

Similar variants

CDH1 p.Glu35Asp Uncertain significance ★★★ ⚠ same residue
CDH1 p.Glu35Gln Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
CDH1 p.Glu35Lys Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
CDH1 p.Glu35Ala Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
CDH1 p.Glu35= Likely benign ★ same residue
CDH1 c.1008+2T>C Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
CDH1 c.1137+1G>A Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
CDH1 c.1137+2T>C Likely 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/cdh1-p-glu35ter (accessed [today's date]).

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