Is ACTA2 p.Ala137= (c.411T>A) pathogenic?

ACTA2 p.Ala137= (c.411T>A) is classified Likely benign in ACTA2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 5 submitters; last evaluated 2024-02-12). Very rare (popmax 0.00266%, afr); Associated with familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection.

How common is ACTA2 p.Ala137= (c.411T>A) in the general population?

ACTA2 p.Ala137= (c.411T>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00266%, afr) (gnomAD).

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Q: What condition is associated with ACTA2 p.Ala137= (c.411T>A)?

ACTA2 p.Ala137= (c.411T>A) is associated with familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection, aortic aneurysm, familial thoracic 6 (ClinVar).

Q: How is Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection inherited?

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

c.411T>A · rs191977133 · VCV509490

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 5 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00266%, afr)

Conditions

familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection

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 0.5	GERP -4, phastCons 0.89
Overall
CADD	7.972	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00266% African / African-American · 2/75,058 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00157% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00134%

Overall 0.0018% 29/1,613,322 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00266%	37,529
European (non-Finnish)	0.00229%	43,693

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: ACTA2
Protein: p.Ala137=
Coding: c.411T>A
MANE Select: NM_001613
dbSNP: rs191977133
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr10:88941828 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.472 · pLI 0.99 · ClinGen HI 1/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 95.43

Full ACTA2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: aortic aneurysm, familial thoracic 6

For Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood

Similar variants

ACTA2 p.Ala137Val Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
ACTA2 p.Arg118Gln Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ACTA2 p.Arg149Cys Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ACTA2 p.Arg149Leu Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ACTA2 p.Arg179Cys Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ACTA2 p.Arg179His Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ACTA2 p.Arg198Cys Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ACTA2 p.Arg198His Pathogenic/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/acta2-p-ala137 (accessed [today's date]).

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