Is ACTN2 p.Cys251= (c.753C>T) pathogenic?

ACTN2 p.Cys251= (c.753C>T) is classified Likely benign in ACTN2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2021-08-26). Very rare (popmax 0.000254%, nfe); Associated with dilated cardiomyopathy 1AA.

What condition is associated with ACTN2 p.Cys251= (c.753C>T)?

ACTN2 p.Cys251= (c.753C>T) is associated with dilated cardiomyopathy 1AA, familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (ClinVar).

How common is ACTN2 p.Cys251= (c.753C>T) in the general population?

ACTN2 p.Cys251= (c.753C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.000254%, nfe) (gnomAD).

ACTN2 p.Cys251=

c.753C>T · rs397516583 · VCV43945

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000254%, nfe)

Conditions

dilated cardiomyopathy 1AA

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 4.1	GERP 1.3, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	13.35	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000254% European (non-Finnish) · 3/1,180,056 alleles

Filtering AF 6.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.9e-05%

Overall 0.000186% 3/1,614,126 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: ACTN2
Protein: p.Cys251=
Coding: c.753C>T
MANE Select: NM_001103
dbSNP: rs397516583
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:236735690 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.432 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 84.88 · 18 PDB
Residue 251: the calponin-homology (ch) 2 domain; an α-helix; the 'actin-binding' region

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

Disease context

dilated cardiomyopathy 1AA — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Similar variants

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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
ACTN2 c.127-3C>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
ACTN2 c.1974+4A>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-cys251 (accessed [today's date]).

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