Is PALB2 p.Ala579= (c.1737T>G) pathogenic?

PALB2 p.Ala579= (c.1737T>G) is classified Benign/Likely benign in PALB2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-01-14). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with hereditary breast carcinoma.

What condition is associated with PALB2 p.Ala579= (c.1737T>G)?

PALB2 p.Ala579= (c.1737T>G) is associated with hereditary breast carcinoma (ClinVar).

How common is PALB2 p.Ala579= (c.1737T>G) in the general population?

PALB2 p.Ala579= (c.1737T>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Hereditary breast cancer inherited?

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

PALB2 p.Ala579=

c.1737T>G · rs1597091336 · VCV1091924

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

hereditary breast carcinoma

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation/SpliceAI carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	Δ0.24	donor gain · deltas
Pangolin	Δ0.28	gain · loss 0.00 · agrees with SpliceAI · independent
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.34	GERP -0.94
Overall
CADD	11.95	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: PALB2
Protein: p.Ala579=
Coding: c.1737T>G
MANE Select: NM_024675
dbSNP: rs1597091336
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:23630417 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.9 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 54.07 · 4 PDB
Residue 579: a UniProt-annotated variant site (risk factor for brovca5); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in fancn; risk factor for brovca5); the 'dna-binding (with the preference d loop > dsdna > ssdna)' 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

For Hereditary breast cancer (Orphanet):

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

Similar variants

PALB2 p.Ala579Pro Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
PALB2 p.Ala579Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
PALB2 p.Ala579Thr Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
PALB2 p.Ala579Gly Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
PALB2 p.Ala579Ser Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ 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-ala579 (accessed [today's date]).

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