Is PALB2 p.Ala245Pro (c.733G>C) pathogenic?

PALB2 p.Ala245Pro (c.733G>C) is classified Uncertain significance in PALB2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2019-02-12). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.1164); Very rare (popmax 0.0011%, sas); Associated with hereditary breast carcinoma.

What condition is associated with PALB2 p.Ala245Pro (c.733G>C)?

PALB2 p.Ala245Pro (c.733G>C) is associated with hereditary breast carcinoma, Fanconi anemia complementation group N (ClinVar).

How common is PALB2 p.Ala245Pro (c.733G>C) in the general population?

PALB2 p.Ala245Pro (c.733G>C) is very rare (popmax 0.0011%, sas) (gnomAD).

How is Hereditary breast cancer inherited?

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

What do computational predictors say about PALB2 p.Ala245Pro (c.733G>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.1164) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

PALB2 p.Ala245Pro

c.733G>C · rs886051831 · VCV318560

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.1164 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.0011%, sas)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

hereditary breast carcinoma

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.1164	likely benign
REVEL	0.012	strongly benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -6.05	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 -0.042	GERP -0.21
Regional constraint	o/e 1.00	unconstrained · MANE · 38 kb · p 0.87 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	2.657	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 0.0011% South Asian · 1/91,080 alleles

Overall 6.84e-05% 1/1,461,872 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: PALB2
Protein: p.Ala245Pro
Coding: c.733G>C
MANE Select: NM_024675
dbSNP: rs886051831
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:23635813 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.9 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 54.07 · 4 PDB
Residue 245: the 'dna-binding (with the preference d loop > dsdna > ssdna)' region; the 'interaction with brca1' region

Full PALB2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

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

Also linked: Fanconi anemia complementation group N

For Hereditary breast cancer (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Multigenic/multifactorial
Onset: Adult, Elderly

Similar variants

PALB2 p.Ala245= Benign/Likely benign ★★ same residue
PALB2 p.Ala245Gly Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
PALB2 p.Ala245Ser Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
PALB2 p.Ala245Val Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
PALB2 p.Ala245fs Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same residue
PALB2 c.3350+4A>G Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
PALB2 p.Arg1117Lys Pathogenic ★★★ ⚠ same condition
PALB2 p.Gln228Ter 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/palb2-p-ala245pro (accessed [today's date]).

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