Is CDKN2A p.Ala68= (c.204G>A) pathogenic?

CDKN2A p.Ala68= (c.204G>A) is classified Likely benign in CDKN2A (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2018-12-26). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with CDKN2A p.Ala68= (c.204G>A)?

CDKN2A p.Ala68= (c.204G>A) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is CDKN2A p.Ala68= (c.204G>A) in the general population?

CDKN2A p.Ala68= (c.204G>A) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

CDKN2A p.Ala68=

c.204G>A · rs1587332243 · VCV820606

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Not reported

no allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,594,506)

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.246	benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -9.4	GERP -4.1
Overall
CADD	2.638	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

No allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,594,506). 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: CDKN2A
Protein: p.Ala68=
Coding: c.204G>A
MANE Select: NM_000077
dbSNP: rs1587332243
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:21971155 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.791 · pLI 0.62 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.02 · 5 PDB
Residue 68: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in melanoma; loss of cdk4 binding); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in cmm2; requires 2 nucleotide substitutions); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in an esophagus tumor); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in); the 'disordered' region

Full CDKN2A gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

hereditary neoplastic syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

CDKN2A p.Ala68Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
CDKN2A p.Ala68Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
CDKN2A p.Ala68Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
CDKN2A p.Ala68Pro Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
CDKN2A p.Ala68Val Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
CDKN2A p.Ala68Leu Likely pathogenic ★★ same residue
CDKN2A c.150+2T>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CDKN2A c.151-1G>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/cdkn2a-p-ala68 (accessed [today's date]).

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