Is FLNA p.Asp605= (c.1815C>T) pathogenic?

FLNA p.Asp605= (c.1815C>T) is classified Likely benign in FLNA (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-11-08). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0229%, mid); Associated with familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection.

What condition is associated with FLNA p.Asp605= (c.1815C>T)?

FLNA p.Asp605= (c.1815C>T) 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.Asp605= (c.1815C>T) in the general population?

FLNA p.Asp605= (c.1815C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0229%, mid) (gnomAD).

FLNA p.Asp605=

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.1815C>T · rs781821848 · VCV464976

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0229%, 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	<0.2	all four deltas below 0.2 · G>C here scores Δ0.31 · evaluated, not missing
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -20	GERP -3.7
Overall
CADD	1.942	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0229% Middle Eastern · 1/4,374 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00174% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000881%

Overall 0.000827% 10/1,209,507 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 8/1,097,737 · genomes 2/111,770 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0229%	4,374
Admixed American	0.00655%	15,275
African / African-American	0.0035%	28,550
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00216%	46,198
European (non-Finnish)	0.000335%	298,373

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.Asp605=
Coding: c.1815C>T
MANE Select: NM_001110556
dbSNP: rs781821848
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:154364834 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.37 · 26 PDB

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-asp605 (accessed [today's date]).

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