Is ERBB2 p.Ala132= (c.396C>T) pathogenic?

ERBB2 p.Ala132= (c.396C>T) is classified Likely benign in ERBB2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-06-16). Very rare (popmax 0.00445%, eas).

How common is ERBB2 p.Ala132= (c.396C>T) in the general population?

ERBB2 p.Ala132= (c.396C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00445%, eas) (gnomAD).

ERBB2 p.Ala132=

c.396C>T · rs1475594786 · VCV3012220

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00445%, eas)

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 -2.4	GERP -5.2
Overall
CADD	4.864	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00445% East Asian · 2/44,894 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000738% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000276%

Overall 0.000124% 2/1,614,056 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: ERBB2
Protein: p.Ala132=
Coding: c.396C>T
MANE Select: NM_004448
dbSNP: rs1475594786
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:39708491 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.518 · pLI 0.06 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 74.65 · 63 PDB
Residue 132: a turn

Full ERBB2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

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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/erbb2-p-ala132 (accessed [today's date]).

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