Is FLNA p.Phe1629= (c.4887C>T) pathogenic?

FLNA p.Phe1629= (c.4887C>T) is classified Likely benign in FLNA (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-07-11). Very rare (popmax 0.000112%, nfe); Associated with heterotopia, periventricular, X-linked dominant.

What condition is associated with FLNA p.Phe1629= (c.4887C>T)?

FLNA p.Phe1629= (c.4887C>T) is associated with heterotopia, periventricular, X-linked dominant, otopalatodigital syndrome type 2, Melnick-Needles syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is FLNA p.Phe1629= (c.4887C>T) in the general population?

FLNA p.Phe1629= (c.4887C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.000112%, nfe) (gnomAD).

FLNA p.Phe1629=

c.4887C>T · rs1603360385 · VCV706297

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000112%, nfe)

Conditions

heterotopia, periventricular, X-linked dominant

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 1.4	GERP 0.76, phastCons 0.84
Overall
CADD	11.43	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000112% European (non-Finnish) · 1/895,346 alleles

Overall 9.11e-05% 1/1,097,632 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: FLNA
Protein: p.Phe1629=
Coding: c.4887C>T
MANE Select: NM_001110556
dbSNP: rs1603360385
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:154357492 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 77.37 · 26 PDB

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

Disease context

heterotopia, periventricular, X-linked dominant — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: otopalatodigital syndrome type 2 Melnick-Needles syndrome frontometaphyseal dysplasia

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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-phe1629 (accessed [today's date]).

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