Is RET p.Glu768= (c.2304G>A) pathogenic?

RET p.Glu768= (c.2304G>A) is classified Likely benign in RET (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-12-30). Very rare (popmax 0.00333%, amr); Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with RET p.Glu768= (c.2304G>A)?

RET p.Glu768= (c.2304G>A) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (ClinVar).

How common is RET p.Glu768= (c.2304G>A) in the general population?

RET p.Glu768= (c.2304G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00333%, amr) (gnomAD).

RET p.Glu768=

c.2304G>A · rs78014899 · VCV2454152

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00333%, amr)

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 3	GERP 0.75, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	7.952	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00333% Admixed American · 2/60,002 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000553% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000207%

Overall 0.000248% 4/1,614,004 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.00333%	30,001
European (non-Finnish)	0.000169%	590,005

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: RET
Protein: p.Glu768=
Coding: c.2304G>A
MANE Select: NM_020975
dbSNP: rs78014899
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr10:43118392 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.24 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 79.27 · 34 PDB
Residue 768: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in mtc; familial and sporadic forms); an α-helix; the protein kinase domain

Full RET 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: multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2

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RET p.Arg180Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
RET p.Arg77Cys Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
RET p.Arg873Trp Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
RET p.Arg897Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
RET p.Asp631Tyr 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/ret-p-glu768 (accessed [today's date]).

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