Is CDK4 p.Glu266Lys (c.796G>A) pathogenic?

CDK4 p.Glu266Lys (c.796G>A) is classified Uncertain significance in CDK4 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-12-29). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.1021); Very rare (popmax 0.000254%, nfe); Associated with familial melanoma.

What condition is associated with CDK4 p.Glu266Lys (c.796G>A)?

CDK4 p.Glu266Lys (c.796G>A) is associated with familial melanoma, hereditary neoplastic syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is CDK4 p.Glu266Lys (c.796G>A) in the general population?

CDK4 p.Glu266Lys (c.796G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.000254%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is Familial melanoma inherited?

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

What do computational predictors say about CDK4 p.Glu266Lys (c.796G>A)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.1021) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

CDK4 p.Glu266Lys

c.796G>A · rs1193086731 · VCV3010503

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.1021 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000254%, nfe)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

familial melanoma

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.1021	likely benign
REVEL	0.143	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -9.36	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 5.7	GERP 0.95, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.74	unconstrained · MANE · 3,189 bp · p 2e-07 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	22.3	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean tolerated — a triage signal, not a reclassification

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000254% European (non-Finnish) · 3/1,179,888 alleles

Filtering AF 6.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.9e-05%

Overall 0.000205% 3/1,461,692 alleles · very rare

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.Glu266Lys
Coding: c.796G>A
MANE Select: NM_000075
dbSNP: rs1193086731
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:57749205 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.61 · pLI 0.57 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 87.56 · 15 PDB
Residue 266: the protein kinase domain; an α-helix

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: hereditary neoplastic syndrome

For Familial melanoma (Orphanet):

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

Similar variants

CDK4 p.Glu266Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
CDK4 p.Arg24Cys Pathogenic ★★ same condition
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-glu266lys (accessed [today's date]).

Preprint & method: sugi.bio/variant/method Machine-readable: this page as Markdown