Is CDKN2A p.Ser8Arg (c.22A>C) pathogenic?

CDKN2A p.Ser8Arg (c.22A>C) is classified Uncertain significance in CDKN2A (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2024-07-17). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.2024); Very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas); Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with CDKN2A p.Ser8Arg (c.22A>C)?

CDKN2A p.Ser8Arg (c.22A>C) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, familial melanoma (ClinVar).

How common is CDKN2A p.Ser8Arg (c.22A>C) in the general population?

CDKN2A p.Ser8Arg (c.22A>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about CDKN2A p.Ser8Arg (c.22A>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.2024) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

CDKN2A p.Ser8Arg

c.22A>C · rs1554656665 · VCV968555

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.2024 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00223%, eas)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.2024	likely benign
REVEL	0.192	benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -6.51	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 -4.8	GERP -3.9
Regional constraint	o/e 1.13	unconstrained · MANE · 6,595 bp · p 0.04 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	9.927	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 0.00223% East Asian · 1/44,768 alleles

Overall 6.89e-05% 1/1,451,436 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: CDKN2A
Protein: p.Ser8Arg
Coding: c.22A>C
MANE Select: NM_000077
dbSNP: rs1554656665
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:21974806 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.791 · pLI 0.62 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.02 · 5 PDB
Residue 8: a modified residue (phosphoserine); the 'interaction with cdk5rap3 and mdm2' 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

Also linked: familial melanoma

Similar variants

CDKN2A p.Thr8Asn Uncertain significance ★★ same residue
CDKN2A p.Thr8Ser Uncertain significance ★★ same residue
CDKN2A p.Ser8Gly Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
CDKN2A p.Ser8Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
CDKN2A p.Thr8Ile Uncertain significance ★ same residue
CDKN2A p.Ser8fs Pathogenic ★★ same residue
CDKN2A p.Thr8= Benign ★ same residue
CDKN2A c.150+1G>A 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/cdkn2a-p-ser8arg (accessed [today's date]).

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