Is PALB2 p.Ser779= (c.2337A>C) pathogenic?

PALB2 p.Ser779= (c.2337A>C) is classified Benign/Likely benign in PALB2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 5 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-14). Very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas); Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with PALB2 p.Ser779= (c.2337A>C)?

PALB2 p.Ser779= (c.2337A>C) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, hereditary breast carcinoma (ClinVar).

How common is PALB2 p.Ser779= (c.2337A>C) in the general population?

PALB2 p.Ser779= (c.2337A>C) is very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas) (gnomAD).

PALB2 p.Ser779=

c.2337A>C · rs786201651 · VCV184735

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 5 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas)

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

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 -0.081	GERP -3.5
Overall
CADD	1.257	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0022% South Asian · 2/91,082 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000365% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000137%

Overall 0.000434% 7/1,614,206 alleles · very rare exomes 7/1,461,882 · genomes 0/152,324 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0022%	45,541
European (non-Finnish)	0.000424%	236,007

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.Ser779=
Coding: c.2337A>C
MANE Select: NM_024675
dbSNP: rs786201651
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:23629817 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.9 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 54.07 · 4 PDB
Residue 779: the 'disordered' region; the 'required for interaction with polh and polh dna synthesis stimulation' region; a UniProt-annotated variant site (risk factor for brovca5); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in fancn; risk factor for brovca5)

Full PALB2 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: hereditary breast carcinoma

Similar variants

PALB2 p.Ser779Ter Pathogenic ★★ same residue
PALB2 p.Ser779Ala Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
PALB2 p.Ser779Leu Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
PALB2 p.Ser779Pro 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
PALB2 p.Gln692Ter 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/palb2-p-ser779 (accessed [today's date]).

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