Is ACTA1 p.Lys70Arg (c.209A>G) pathogenic?

ACTA1 p.Lys70Arg (c.209A>G) is classified Pathogenic in ACTA1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2019-05-28). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.1411); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with congenital myopathy 2a, typical, autosomal dominant.

What condition is associated with ACTA1 p.Lys70Arg (c.209A>G)?

ACTA1 p.Lys70Arg (c.209A>G) is associated with congenital myopathy 2a, typical, autosomal dominant (ClinVar).

How common is ACTA1 p.Lys70Arg (c.209A>G) in the general population?

ACTA1 p.Lys70Arg (c.209A>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about ACTA1 p.Lys70Arg (c.209A>G)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.1411) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

ACTA1 p.Lys70Arg

Q: How is Congenital myopathy with excess of thin filaments inherited?

Typically Autosomal dominant (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

c.209A>G · rs1571893885 · VCV801632

Pathogenic Single submitter

Classification

Pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.1411 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

2/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

congenital myopathy 2a, typical, autosomal dominant

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.1411	likely benign ⚠ discordant with ClinVar
REVEL	0.765	pathogenic-leaning
SaProt	LLR -11.56	damaging
⇒ REVEL and SaProt call this damaging; AlphaMissense does not.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7.8	GERP 2.6, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.33	constrained · MANE · 1,613 bp · p 1.6e-54 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	28.0	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

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: ACTA1
Protein: p.Lys70Arg
Coding: c.209A>G
MANE Select: NM_001100
dbSNP: rs1571893885
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:229432801 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.931 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 95.21 · 5 PDB

Full ACTA1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

congenital myopathy 2a, typical, autosomal dominant — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Congenital myopathy with excess of thin filaments (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant

Similar variants

ACTA1 p.Lys70= Uncertain significance ★ same residue
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ACTA1 p.Asp290His Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
ACTA1 p.Asp58Asn Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
ACTA1 p.Cys376Phe Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
ACTA1 p.Glu102Lys Likely 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/acta1-p-lys70arg (accessed [today's date]).

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