Is ACTG1 p.Ala29= (c.87C>T) pathogenic?

ACTG1 p.Ala29= (c.87C>T) is classified Likely benign in ACTG1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-10-29). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0245%, eas); Associated with autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 20.

How common is ACTG1 p.Ala29= (c.87C>T) in the general population?

ACTG1 p.Ala29= (c.87C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0245%, eas) (gnomAD).

ACTG1 p.Ala29=

Q: What condition is associated with ACTG1 p.Ala29= (c.87C>T)?

ACTG1 p.Ala29= (c.87C>T) is associated with autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 20, Baraitser-winter syndrome 2 (ClinVar).

c.87C>T · rs11549232 · VCV1632497

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0245%, eas)

Conditions

autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 20

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 0.47	GERP -3.7, phastCons 0.99
Overall
CADD	12.38	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0245% East Asian · 11/44,878 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0137% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0106%

Overall 0.000868% 14/1,613,664 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.0245%	4,080
Admixed American	0.00167%	60,002
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,476
African / African-American	0.00134%	74,904

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: ACTG1
Protein: p.Ala29=
Coding: c.87C>T
MANE Select: NM_001614
dbSNP: rs11549232
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:81512268 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.617 · pLI 0.46 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 95.44 · 11 PDB
Residue 29: a β-strand

Full ACTG1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 20 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: Baraitser-winter syndrome 2

Similar variants

ACTG1 p.Ala29Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
ACTG1 p.Ala29Val Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
ACTG1 p.Ala135Val Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ACTG1 p.Ala204Gly Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ACTG1 p.Arg183Gln Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ACTG1 p.Arg183Trp Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ACTG1 p.Arg206Gln Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ACTG1 p.Arg210Cys 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/actg1-p-ala29 (accessed [today's date]).

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