Is FLNA p.Ala36= (c.108G>A) pathogenic?

FLNA p.Ala36= (c.108G>A) is classified Likely benign in FLNA (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-06-06). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0247%, mid); Associated with familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection.

What condition is associated with FLNA p.Ala36= (c.108G>A)?

FLNA p.Ala36= (c.108G>A) is associated with familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection, heterotopia, periventricular, X-linked dominant, otopalatodigital syndrome type 2 (ClinVar).

How common is FLNA p.Ala36= (c.108G>A) in the general population?

FLNA p.Ala36= (c.108G>A) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0247%, mid) (gnomAD).

FLNA p.Ala36=

Q: How is Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection inherited?

Typically Autosomal dominant (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

c.108G>A · rs782572024 · VCV700017

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0247%, mid)

Conditions

familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection

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 -3.5	GERP 1.6
Overall
CADD	12.9	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0247% Middle Eastern · 1/4,051 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000737% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000276%

Overall 0.000459% 5/1,088,463 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0247%	4,051
Admixed American	0.00444%	22,501
European (non-Finnish)	0.000224%	445,661

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: FLNA
Protein: p.Ala36=
Coding: c.108G>A
MANE Select: NM_001110556
dbSNP: rs782572024
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:154371138 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.37 · 26 PDB
Residue 36: the 'disordered' region; the 'actin-binding' region

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

Disease context

familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: heterotopia, periventricular, X-linked dominant otopalatodigital syndrome type 2 Melnick-Needles syndrome frontometaphyseal dysplasia

For Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood

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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/flna-p-ala36 (accessed [today's date]).

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