Is ACTN2 p.Ala859= (c.2577C>G) pathogenic?

ACTN2 p.Ala859= (c.2577C>G) is classified Likely benign in ACTN2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-12-20). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with ACTN2 p.Ala859= (c.2577C>G)?

ACTN2 p.Ala859= (c.2577C>G) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, dilated cardiomyopathy 1AA, familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (ClinVar).

How common is ACTN2 p.Ala859= (c.2577C>G) in the general population?

ACTN2 p.Ala859= (c.2577C>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

ACTN2 p.Ala859=

c.2577C>G · rs193922636 · VCV1793323

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

Cardiovascular phenotype

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 -0.33	GERP -2.7, phastCons 0.11
Overall
CADD	9.018	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: ACTN2
Protein: p.Ala859=
Coding: c.2577C>G
MANE Select: NM_001103
dbSNP: rs193922636
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:236762511 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.432 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 84.88 · 18 PDB
Residue 859: an α-helix

Full ACTN2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

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

Also linked: dilated cardiomyopathy 1AA familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Similar variants

ACTN2 p.Ala859Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
ACTN2 p.Ala859Asp Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
ACTN2 p.Ala119Thr Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ACTN2 p.Thr247Met Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ACTN2 c.1107+3G>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
ACTN2 c.1108-10A>G Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
ACTN2 c.1255+1G>C Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
ACTN2 c.126+2T>G Uncertain significance ★★ 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/actn2-p-ala859 (accessed [today's date]).

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