Is ACTA2 p.Val47Met (c.139G>A) pathogenic?

ACTA2 p.Val47Met (c.139G>A) is classified Uncertain significance in ACTA2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 4 submitters; last evaluated 2023-11-20). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.981); Very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr); Associated with familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection.

How common is ACTA2 p.Val47Met (c.139G>A) in the general population?

ACTA2 p.Val47Met (c.139G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about ACTA2 p.Val47Met (c.139G>A)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.981) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

ACTA2 p.Val47Met

Q: What condition is associated with ACTA2 p.Val47Met (c.139G>A)?

ACTA2 p.Val47Met (c.139G>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.139G>A · rs1181233032 · VCV591207

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 4 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.981 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00167%, amr)

Missense predictors

3/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.981	likely pathogenic
REVEL	0.796	moderately pathogenic-leaning
SaProt	LLR -13.76	damaging
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this damaging.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7.7	GERP 2, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.47	unconstrained · MANE · 14 kb · p 5.8e-32 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	27.2	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean damaging — a triage signal, not a reclassification

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

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00167% Admixed American · 1/60,016 alleles

Overall 6.84e-05% 1/1,461,680 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: ACTA2
Protein: p.Val47Met
Coding: c.139G>A
MANE Select: NM_001613
dbSNP: rs1181233032
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr10:88947377 (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.Val47= Likely benign ★★ same residue
ACTA2 p.Val47del 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

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-val47met (accessed [today's date]).

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