About CDKN2A
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Uncertain.The recorded classification is uncertain significance.
Gene-level background from the recorded interpretation.
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The exact variant (c.322G>A, p.Asp108Asn) was directly tested in functional assays by Huot et al. (2002, PMID:12417717). Co-immunoprecipitation experiments in patient-derived Q34 fibroblasts and recombinant expression in normal human diploid fibroblasts demonstrated significantly reduced binding of the Asp108Asn variant to both CDK4 and CDK6 (estimated at <5% of wild-type binding capacity in the compound heterozygous background, and markedly reduced relative to wild-type when expressed individually). Proliferation assays showed an intermediate reduction in cell cycle inhibitory function. The variant was classified as a 'partially impaired mutant.' Asp108 is structurally involved in stabilizing the hairpin loop between adjacent ankyrin-type repeats. A single study directly testing the exact variant with clear but partial functional impairment supports moderate-level PS3.
The variant is located at a statistically significant hotspot residue (cancerhotspots.org) within the ankyrin repeat domain of p16INK4a, a functionally critical region for CDK4/CDK6 binding. The residue Asp108 is involved in stabilizing the hairpin loop between adjacent ankyrin-type repeats, and mutations in this domain are a well-established mechanism of CDKN2A pathogenicity.
The variant is absent from gnomAD v2.1 and gnomAD-Canada, and is extremely rare in gnomAD v4.1 (2/1,606,056 alleles; AF = 0.000124%; highest subpopulation AF = 0.00133% in African/African American). The total allele frequency is well below the 0.1% threshold for PM2 application.
The variant has been reported in a familial melanoma context. CDKN2A is an established melanoma susceptibility gene, and the patient phenotype (melanoma) is highly specific for CDKN2A-related disease. Orlow et al. (2007) identified c.322G>A (p.Asp108Asn) in an individual with melanoma noted under 'familial melanoma.' The variant was also identified in the Huot et al. (2002) proband who presented with melanoma in situ at age 23 and a second melanoma 5 years later, with a strong family history of cancer including melanoma in both parental lines.
No benign criterion marked as applied in the recorded assessment.
gene-specific framework lacked a usable explicit final combination framework, so generic ACMG/AMP 2015 final-combination rules were applied as fallback; applied criteria: PS3 moderate, PM1 supporting, PM2 supporting, PP4 supporting; combination = 1 moderate + 3 supporting, which maps to VUS.
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gnomAD v4.1: 2 / 1,606,056 alleles. Recorded AF 1.24529e-06. Recorded homozygote count 0.
Absent from gnomAD v2.1.
Absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
Recorded SpliceAI maximum delta score: 0.000. Refer to the recorded PP3/BP4 rationale for interpretation.
2 Uncertain significance · 1 Pathogenic · 1 Likely pathogenic. ClinVar API review status: criteria provided, conflicting classifications.
OncoKB identified variant-specific curated literature and context relevant to functional review; biological-effect context: Likely Loss-of-function; curated oncogenicity label: Likely Oncogenic.
This variant has previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC; COSV58690777, n = 35 times).
This variant lies in a statistically significant hotspot.
ACMG/AMP criteria under Not recorded, with the data and sources behind each one.
29 criteria with recorded statuses: 4 met · 20 not met · 0 not assessed · 5 not applicable. Open any row for the full reasoning, the rule and the evidence behind it.
NM_001195132.1:c.322G>A (p.Asp108Asn) is a missense variant in exon 2 of CDKN2A, which encodes the p16INK4a tumor suppressor protein involved in G1 cell cycle regulation through CDK4/CDK6 inhibition.
Direct functional testing of the Asp108Asn variant by Huot et al. (2002) in patient-derived fibroblasts and recombinant expression systems demonstrated significantly reduced binding to both CDK4 and CDK6 and an intermediate reduction in cell cycle inhibitory function, classifying the variant as a partially impaired mutant (PS3_moderate).
The variant is located at a statistically significant hotspot residue within the ankyrin repeat domain of p16INK4a, a region critical for CDK4/CDK6 binding and tumor suppressor function (PM1_supporting).
The variant is absent from gnomAD v2.1 and gnomAD-Canada, and is extremely rare in gnomAD v4.1 (2/1,606,056 alleles, AF = 0.0001%), well below the 0.1% PM2 threshold (PM2_supporting).
The variant has been identified in a familial melanoma context: reported in the GEM population-based study in an individual with melanoma noted under familial melanoma, and in the Huot et al. proband who presented with melanoma in situ at age 23 with a second primary melanoma and a strong family history of cancer including melanoma in both parental lines (PP4_supporting).
Applying the ACMG/AMP 2015 generic combination rules: 1 moderate criterion (PS3) and 3 supporting criteria (PM1, PM2, PP4) are met. No benign criteria are met. The combination of 1 moderate + ≥2 supporting criteria satisfies the threshold for Likely Pathogenic classification.
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Every interpreted variant in CDKN2A, mapped onto the exon structure of NM_001195132.1. Select a row to find it on the plot.
| Protein | Location | Classification | Link |
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| African/African American1 / 75,020 | 1.3e-05 |
| European (non-Finnish)1 / 1,179,392 | 8.5e-07 |
This variant is present in gnomAD v4.1 (AF= 1.24529e-06; MAF= 0.00012%, 2/1606056 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the African/African American population (AF= 1.33298e-05; MAF= 0.00133%, 1/75020 alleles, homozygotes = 0).
Absent from gnomAD v2.1.
Absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.00). REVEL score = 0.676. BayesDel score = 0.0341573.
8 paper records listed. 2 cited in the classification.
G to A at nucleotide 322, which changes Asp to Asn at residue 108 of p16INK4a
Location Results (pages 8136-8137): lines 208-213 describe the mutation; Figure 2C shows Cdk immunoprecipitation data; Figure 2D shows proliferation assay; Discussion (pages 8140-8141): lines 609-618 discuss Asp108Asn variant
Context Co-immunoprecipitation of endogenous p16INK4a with Cdk4/Cdk6 in Q34 patient dermal fibroblasts; retroviral expression of HA-tagged Asp108Asn in normal human diploid fibroblasts (Hs68 and 904); cell proliferation assay over 10 days
c.322 G>A Asp108Asn Arg163Gln No change 1 (0.04) 0 1/2 1 family
Location Table 1, rows for c.322G>A and c.306G>A+c.322G>A; Results section
Context Population-based case-control study (GEM): denaturing HPLC screening followed by Sanger sequencing of exons 1a, 2, and 3 of CDKN2A
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This variant is present in gnomAD v4.1 (AF= 1.24529e-06; MAF= 0.00012%, 2/1606056 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the African/African American population (AF= 1.33298e-05; MAF= 0.00133%, 1/75020 alleles, homozygotes = 0).
Absent from gnomAD v2.1.
Absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
This variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (2 clinical laboratories) and as Pathogenic (1 clinical laboratory) and as Likely pathogenic (1 clinical laboratory). (ClinVarID = 216275)
SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.00). REVEL score = 0.676. BayesDel score = 0.0341573.
OncoKB identified variant-specific curated literature and context relevant to functional review; biological-effect context: Likely Loss-of-function; curated oncogenicity label: Likely Oncogenic.
This variant lies in a statistically significant hotspot. This variant has previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC; COSV58690777, n = 35 times).
This variant lies in a statistically significant hotspot.