Is ACTB p.Asp179= (c.537C>T) pathogenic?

ACTB p.Asp179= (c.537C>T) is classified Likely benign in ACTB (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-12-02). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid); Associated with Baraitser-Winter syndrome 1.

What condition is associated with ACTB p.Asp179= (c.537C>T)?

ACTB p.Asp179= (c.537C>T) is associated with Baraitser-Winter syndrome 1 (ClinVar).

How common is ACTB p.Asp179= (c.537C>T) in the general population?

ACTB p.Asp179= (c.537C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid) (gnomAD).

ACTB p.Asp179=

c.537C>T · rs797044950 · VCV1137289

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid)

Conditions

Baraitser-Winter syndrome 1

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 8.3	GERP 1.8, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	15.18	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0164% Middle Eastern · 1/6,084 alleles

Filtering AF 6.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.9e-05%

Overall 0.00031% 5/1,613,918 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0164%	6,084
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,486
European (non-Finnish)	0.000254%	393,349

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: ACTB
Protein: p.Asp179=
Coding: c.537C>T
MANE Select: NM_001101
dbSNP: rs797044950
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:5528546 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.193 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 95.31 · 93 PDB
Residue 179: a β-strand

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

Disease context

Baraitser-Winter syndrome 1 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

ACTB p.Asp179Glu Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
ACTB p.Asp179His Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
ACTB p.Ala22Thr Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ACTB p.Ala7Thr Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ACTB p.Arg147Cys Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ACTB p.Arg183Trp Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ACTB p.Arg196Cys Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ACTB p.Arg196His 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/actb-p-asp179 (accessed [today's date]).

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