Is CEBPA p.Ala37= (c.111G>A) pathogenic?

CEBPA p.Ala37= (c.111G>A) is classified Likely benign in CEBPA (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2019-02-26). Very rare (popmax 0.00139%, sas); Associated with acute myeloid leukemia.

What condition is associated with CEBPA p.Ala37= (c.111G>A)?

CEBPA p.Ala37= (c.111G>A) is associated with acute myeloid leukemia (ClinVar).

How common is CEBPA p.Ala37= (c.111G>A) in the general population?

CEBPA p.Ala37= (c.111G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00139%, sas) (gnomAD).

CEBPA p.Ala37=

c.111G>A · rs1323312485 · VCV1099396

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00139%, sas)

Conditions

acute myeloid leukemia

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 0.97	GERP 0.085, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	14.64	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00139% South Asian · 1/72,132 alleles

Overall 0.000154% 2/1,298,592 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.00139%	72,132
European (non-Finnish)	9.13e-05%	1,095,822

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: CEBPA
Protein: p.Ala37=
Coding: c.111G>A
MANE Select: NM_004364
dbSNP: rs1323312485
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:33302304 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.372 · pLI 0.26 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 63.67 · 2 PDB
Residue 37: the 'required to repress e2f1:tfdp1-mediated transcription, to inhibit cell cycle and to induce adipocyte differentiation' region; the 'disordered' region

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

Disease context

acute myeloid leukemia — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

CEBPA p.Ala37Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
CEBPA p.Ala37Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
CEBPA p.Glu59Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
CEBPA p.Ala113Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CEBPA p.Ala118Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CEBPA p.Ala118Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CEBPA p.Ala124Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
CEBPA p.Ala154Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition

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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/cebpa-p-ala37 (accessed [today's date]).

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