Is ACTA2 p.Pro34= (c.102A>T) pathogenic?

ACTA2 p.Pro34= (c.102A>T) is classified Likely benign in ACTA2 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2018-10-08). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection.

What condition is associated with ACTA2 p.Pro34= (c.102A>T)?

ACTA2 p.Pro34= (c.102A>T) is associated with familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection (ClinVar).

How common is ACTA2 p.Pro34= (c.102A>T) in the general population?

ACTA2 p.Pro34= (c.102A>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

ACTA2 p.Pro34=

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.102A>T · rs1845999885 · VCV924459

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 assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -5.4	GERP -1.8
Overall
CADD	8.664	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.Pro34=
Coding: c.102A>T
MANE Select: NM_001613
dbSNP: rs1845999885
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr10:88948829 (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

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

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood

Similar variants

ACTA2 p.Pro34Leu Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
ACTA2 p.Arg118Gln Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ACTA2 p.Arg149Cys 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
ACTA2 p.Arg256Cys 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-pro34 (accessed [today's date]).

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