Is CDK4 p.Asp84= (c.252C>T) pathogenic?

CDK4 p.Asp84= (c.252C>T) is classified Benign/Likely benign in CDK4 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-16). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0461%, sas); Associated with familial melanoma.

What condition is associated with CDK4 p.Asp84= (c.252C>T)?

CDK4 p.Asp84= (c.252C>T) is associated with familial melanoma, melanoma, cutaneous malignant, susceptibility to, 3, hereditary neoplastic syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is CDK4 p.Asp84= (c.252C>T) in the general population?

CDK4 p.Asp84= (c.252C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0461%, sas) (gnomAD).

How is Familial melanoma inherited?

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

CDK4 p.Asp84=

c.252C>T · rs780590939 · VCV215630

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0461%, sas)

Conditions

familial melanoma

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 0.66	GERP -0.2, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	7.009	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0461% South Asian · 42/91,080 alleles

Filtering AF 0.035% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0311%

Overall 0.00297% 48/1,613,996 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0461%	2,169
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0064%	15,621
East Asian	0.00223%	44,890
European (non-Finnish)	8.47e-05%	1,180,032

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: CDK4
Protein: p.Asp84=
Coding: c.252C>T
MANE Select: NM_000075
dbSNP: rs780590939
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:57751309 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.61 · pLI 0.57 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 87.56 · 15 PDB
Residue 84: the protein kinase domain; a β-strand

Full CDK4 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

familial melanoma — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: melanoma, cutaneous malignant, susceptibility to, 3 hereditary neoplastic syndrome

For Familial melanoma (Orphanet):

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

Similar variants

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CDK4 p.Arg24His Pathogenic ★★ same condition
CDK4 c.354+3G>C Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
CDK4 c.354+5G>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
CDK4 c.355-4C>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
CDK4 c.632+5G>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
CDK4 c.820-3C>T 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/cdk4-p-asp84 (accessed [today's date]).

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