Is POLE p.Ala1836= (c.5508C>G) pathogenic?

POLE p.Ala1836= (c.5508C>G) is classified Likely benign in POLE (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2026-06-08). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with POLE p.Ala1836= (c.5508C>G)?

POLE p.Ala1836= (c.5508C>G) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is POLE p.Ala1836= (c.5508C>G) in the general population?

POLE p.Ala1836= (c.5508C>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

POLE p.Ala1836=

c.5508C>G · rs777479972 · VCV1581490

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.43	phastCons 0.98
Overall
CADD	3.578	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: POLE
Protein: p.Ala1836=
Coding: c.5508C>G
MANE Select: NM_006231
dbSNP: rs777479972
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:132639169 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.75 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 1/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 80.32 · 18 PDB
Residue 1836: an α-helix; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in imagei)

Full POLE 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

Similar variants

POLE p.Ala1836Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
POLE p.Ala1836Ser Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
POLE c.1686+32C>G Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
POLE p.Leu424Val Pathogenic ★★ same condition
POLE c.1020+5G>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
POLE c.1106+3G>C Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
POLE c.1106+4A>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
POLE c.1226+3A>G Uncertain significance ★★ 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/pole-p-ala1836 (accessed [today's date]).

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