Is ACTA2 p.Leu322= (c.966A>C) pathogenic?

ACTA2 p.Leu322= (c.966A>C) is classified Likely benign in ACTA2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-02-24). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection.

What condition is associated with ACTA2 p.Leu322= (c.966A>C)?

ACTA2 p.Leu322= (c.966A>C) is associated with familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection (ClinVar).

How common is ACTA2 p.Leu322= (c.966A>C) in the general population?

ACTA2 p.Leu322= (c.966A>C) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

ACTA2 p.Leu322=

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.966A>C · rs1589391330 · VCV3075537

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

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 looked up on this page · why
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -13	GERP -4
Overall
CADD	0.113	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

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: ACTA2
Protein: p.Leu322=
Coding: c.966A>C
dbSNP: rs1589391330
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr10:88938085 (GRCh38)

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

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

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood

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-leu322 (accessed [today's date]).

Preprint & method: sugi.bio/variant/method Machine-readable: this page as Markdown