Is ACTG1 p.His161= (c.483C>T) pathogenic?

ACTG1 p.His161= (c.483C>T) is classified Likely benign in ACTG1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2023-04-05). Very rare (popmax 0.00305%, nfe); Associated with autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 20.

What condition is associated with ACTG1 p.His161= (c.483C>T)?

ACTG1 p.His161= (c.483C>T) is associated with autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 20, Baraitser-winter syndrome 2 (ClinVar).

How common is ACTG1 p.His161= (c.483C>T) in the general population?

ACTG1 p.His161= (c.483C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00305%, nfe) (gnomAD).

ACTG1 p.His161=

c.483C>T · rs368809840 · VCV2071324

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00305%, nfe)

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 2.5	GERP 0.76, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	11.09	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00305% European (non-Finnish) · 36/1,180,048 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00223% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00198%

Overall 0.00242% 39/1,613,892 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
European (non-Finnish)grpmax	0.00305%	32,779
South Asian	0.0022%	45,543
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,504

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.His161=
Coding: c.483C>T
MANE Select: NM_001614
dbSNP: rs368809840
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:81511507 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.617 · pLI 0.46 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 95.44 · 11 PDB
Residue 161: 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

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ACTG1 p.Arg335His 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/actg1-p-his161 (accessed [today's date]).

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