Is ACD p.Leu97= (c.289C>T) pathogenic?

ACD p.Leu97= (c.289C>T) is classified Likely benign in ACD (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-23). Very rare (popmax 0.000254%, nfe); Associated with dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 6.

What condition is associated with ACD p.Leu97= (c.289C>T)?

ACD p.Leu97= (c.289C>T) is associated with dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 6 (ClinVar).

How common is ACD p.Leu97= (c.289C>T) in the general population?

ACD p.Leu97= (c.289C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.000254%, nfe) (gnomAD).

ACD p.Leu97=

c.289C>T · rs530732740 · VCV1747786

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000254%, nfe)

Conditions

dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 6

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 1.8	GERP 0.49, phastCons 0.99
Overall
CADD	11.41	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000254% European (non-Finnish) · 3/1,179,676 alleles

Filtering AF 6.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.9e-05%

Overall 0.000205% 3/1,460,602 alleles · very rare

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: ACD
Protein: p.Leu97=
Coding: c.289C>T
MANE Select: NM_001082486
dbSNP: rs530732740
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:67659749 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.921 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 63.09 · 28 PDB
Residue 97: a β-strand

Full ACD gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 6 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

ACD p.Leu97Pro Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
ACD p.Leu97Val Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
ACD c.645+2T>C Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
ACD c.99+5G>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
ACD c.-20C>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
ACD c.-24C>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
ACD c.-26T>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
ACD c.-29C>A 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/acd-p-leu97 (accessed [today's date]).

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