Is ACTN2 p.Phe323= (c.969C>T) pathogenic?

ACTN2 p.Phe323= (c.969C>T) is classified Likely benign in ACTN2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 6 submitters; last evaluated 2026-03-27). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0112%, nfe); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with ACTN2 p.Phe323= (c.969C>T)?

ACTN2 p.Phe323= (c.969C>T) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy 1AA (ClinVar).

How common is ACTN2 p.Phe323= (c.969C>T) in the general population?

ACTN2 p.Phe323= (c.969C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0112%, nfe) (gnomAD).

ACTN2 p.Phe323=

c.969C>T · rs200247458 · VCV238304

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 6 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0112%, nfe)

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 1.1	GERP 0.31, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	9.628	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0112% European (non-Finnish) · 132/1,180,038 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00961% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00904%

Overall 0.00855% 138/1,613,966 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
European (non-Finnish)grpmax	0.0112%	8,940
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.008%	12,498
African / African-American	0.00134%	74,878

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.Phe323=
Coding: c.969C>T
MANE Select: NM_001103
dbSNP: rs200247458
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:236739394 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.432 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 84.88 · 18 PDB
Residue 323: 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: cardiomyopathy dilated cardiomyopathy 1AA familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Similar variants

ACTN2 p.Phe323Cys 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
ACTN2 c.127-3C>A 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-phe323 (accessed [today's date]).

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