9-21971173-C-G

Variant names:

• chr9-21971173-C-G
• rs730881678
• NM_058195.4:c.229G>C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 2 ACMG points: 4P and 2B. PM1 PM2 BP4_Moderate

The NM_058195.4(CDKN2A):​c.229G>C​(p.Ala77Pro) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 11/18 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. A77T) has been classified as Likely benign.

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: CDKN2A NM_058195.4 missense
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, single submitter U:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 0.0200
• Publications: 5 publications found

Genes affected

CDKN2A (HGNC:1787): (cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 2A) This gene generates several transcript variants which differ in their first exons. At least three alternatively spliced variants encoding distinct proteins have been reported, two of which encode structurally related isoforms known to function as inhibitors of CDK4 kinase. The remaining transcript includes an alternate first exon located 20 Kb upstream of the remainder of the gene; this transcript contains an alternate open reading frame (ARF) that specifies a protein which is structurally unrelated to the products of the other variants. This ARF product functions as a stabilizer of the tumor suppressor protein p53 as it can interact with, and sequester, the E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase MDM2, a protein responsible for the degradation of p53. In spite of the structural and functional differences, the CDK inhibitor isoforms and the ARF product encoded by this gene, through the regulatory roles of CDK4 and p53 in cell cycle G1 progression, share a common functionality in cell cycle G1 control. This gene is frequently mutated or deleted in a wide variety of tumors, and is known to be an important tumor suppressor gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2012]

CDKN2A Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• melanoma, cutaneous malignant, susceptibility to, 2

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: G2P
• melanoma-pancreatic cancer syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, ClinGen, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
• familial atypical multiple mole melanoma syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• melanoma and neural system tumor syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Ambry Genetics

ENSG00000264545 (HGNC:):

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 2 ACMG points.

• PM1: In a hotspot region, there are 6 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 12 benign, 16 uncertain in NM_058195.4
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.1636045).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
CDKN2A	NM_058195.4	c.229G>C	p.Ala77Pro	missense_variant	Exon 2 of 3	ENST00000579755.2	NP_478102.2
CDKN2A	NM_000077.5	c.186G>C	p.Leu62Leu	synonymous_variant	Exon 2 of 3	ENST00000304494.10	NP_000068.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
CDKN2A	ENST00000579755.2	c.229G>C	p.Ala77Pro	missense_variant	Exon 2 of 3	1	NM_058195.4	ENSP00000462950.1
CDKN2A	ENST00000304494.10	c.186G>C	p.Leu62Leu	synonymous_variant	Exon 2 of 3	1	NM_000077.5	ENSP00000307101.5

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 31

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:1

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Submissions by phenotype

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:1

May 14, 2025

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The p.A77P variant (also known as c.229G>C), located in coding exon 2 of the CDKN2A (p14ARF) gene, results from a G to C substitution at nucleotide position 229. The alanine at codon 77 is replaced by proline, an amino acid with highly similar properties. This amino acid position is not well conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, the in silico prediction for this alteration is inconclusive. Based on the available evidence, the clinical significance of this variant remains unclear. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.17	D
BayesDel_noAF	Uncertain	0.010
CADD	Benign	7.8
DANN	Uncertain	0.99
DEOGEN2	Benign	0.0091	T;T
Eigen	Benign	-0.48
Eigen_PC	Benign	-0.40
FATHMM_MKL	Benign	0.74	D
LIST_S2	Benign	0.54	.;T
M_CAP	Benign	0.078	D
MetaRNN	Benign	0.16	T;T
MetaSVM	Benign	-0.95	T
PhyloP100		0.020
PrimateAI	Uncertain	0.52	T
PROVEAN	Benign	0.040	.;N
REVEL	Benign	0.092
Sift	Benign	0.39	.;T
Sift4G	Benign	0.37	T;T
Vest4		0.28
MVP		0.92
ClinPred		0.12	T
GERP RS		0.067
PromoterAI		-0.023	Neutral
Mutation Taster		=11/89	disease causing

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.0		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs730881678; hg19: chr9-21971172;