Is ACTC1 p.Asp4= (c.12C>T) pathogenic?

ACTC1 p.Asp4= (c.12C>T) is classified Likely benign in ACTC1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 5 submitters; last evaluated 2025-09-20). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid); Associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

What condition is associated with ACTC1 p.Asp4= (c.12C>T)?

ACTC1 p.Asp4= (c.12C>T) is associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 11 (ClinVar).

How common is ACTC1 p.Asp4= (c.12C>T) in the general population?

ACTC1 p.Asp4= (c.12C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid) (gnomAD).

ACTC1 p.Asp4=

c.12C>T · rs768526036 · VCV697375

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 5 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0164%, mid)

Conditions

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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 -0.018	GERP -4.3, phastCons 0.36
Overall
CADD	11.84	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 0.00437% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00312%

Overall 0.000744% 12/1,613,386 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0164%	6,084
South Asian	0.00879%	11,383
Admixed American	0.00333%	29,999
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,460

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: ACTC1
Protein: p.Asp4=
Coding: c.12C>T
MANE Select: NM_005159
dbSNP: rs768526036
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr15:34794797 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.511 · pLI 0.97 · ClinGen HI 1/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 95.47 · 16 PDB

Full ACTC1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: cardiomyopathy hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 11 atrial septal defect 5 dilated cardiomyopathy 1R

Similar variants

ACTC1 p.Asp4His Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
ACTC1 p.Asp4Glu Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
ACTC1 p.Asp4Tyr Uncertain significance ★ same residue
ACTC1 p.Glu101Lys Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
ACTC1 p.Gly345Val Uncertain significance ★★★ ⚠ same condition
ACTC1 p.Pro266Leu Uncertain significance ★★★ ⚠ same condition
ACTC1 p.Val56Ile Uncertain significance ★★★ ⚠ same condition
ACTC1 p.Ala297Ser 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/actc1-p-asp4 (accessed [today's date]).

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