Is ACTN2 p.Leu519= (c.1557G>A) pathogenic?

ACTN2 p.Leu519= (c.1557G>A) is classified Likely benign in ACTN2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2026-02-03). Very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas); Associated with familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

What condition is associated with ACTN2 p.Leu519= (c.1557G>A)?

ACTN2 p.Leu519= (c.1557G>A) is associated with familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy 1AA (ClinVar).

How common is ACTN2 p.Leu519= (c.1557G>A) in the general population?

ACTN2 p.Leu519= (c.1557G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas) (gnomAD).

ACTN2 p.Leu519=

c.1557G>A · rs1057523732 · VCV390332

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.0022%, sas)

Conditions

familial hypertrophic 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 5.9	GERP 1.3, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	11.7	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0022% South Asian · 2/91,078 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000365% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000137%

Overall 0.000137% 2/1,461,882 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.Leu519=
Coding: c.1557G>A
MANE Select: NM_001103
dbSNP: rs1057523732
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:236749165 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.432 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 84.88 · 18 PDB
Residue 519: an α-helix

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

Disease context

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

Also linked: dilated cardiomyopathy 1AA

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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-leu519 (accessed [today's date]).

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