Is ACTC1 p.Glu255= (c.765G>A) pathogenic?

ACTC1 p.Glu255= (c.765G>A) is classified Likely benign in ACTC1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-09-14). Very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr); Associated with cardiomyopathy.

What condition is associated with ACTC1 p.Glu255= (c.765G>A)?

ACTC1 p.Glu255= (c.765G>A) is associated with cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 11, atrial septal defect 5 (ClinVar).

How common is ACTC1 p.Glu255= (c.765G>A) in the general population?

ACTC1 p.Glu255= (c.765G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr) (gnomAD).

ACTC1 p.Glu255=

c.765G>A · rs1891717558 · VCV1171324

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr)

Conditions

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 1.1	GERP -0.55, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	10.68	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00133% African / African-American · 1/75,064 alleles

Overall 6.84e-05% 1/1,461,894 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: ACTC1
Protein: p.Glu255=
Coding: c.765G>A
MANE Select: NM_005159
dbSNP: rs1891717558
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr15:34792133 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.511 · pLI 0.97 · ClinGen HI 1/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 95.47 · 16 PDB
Residue 255: an α-helix

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

Disease context

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

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

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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-glu255 (accessed [today's date]).

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