Is FLNC p.Ala1983= (c.5949C>T) pathogenic?

FLNC p.Ala1983= (c.5949C>T) is classified Benign/Likely benign in FLNC (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-07-08). Very rare (popmax 0.00267%, afr); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with FLNC p.Ala1983= (c.5949C>T)?

FLNC p.Ala1983= (c.5949C>T) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, myofibrillar myopathy 5, distal myopathy with posterior leg and anterior hand involvement (ClinVar).

How common is FLNC p.Ala1983= (c.5949C>T) in the general population?

FLNC p.Ala1983= (c.5949C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00267%, afr) (gnomAD).

FLNC p.Ala1983=

c.5949C>T · rs1315707078 · VCV2927464

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00267%, afr)

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 -0.15	phastCons 0.17
Overall
CADD	4.679	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00267% African / African-American · 2/74,922 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000443% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000166%

Overall 0.000186% 3/1,613,200 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,461,030 · genomes 2/152,170 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00267%	37,461
European (non-Finnish)	8.47e-05%	1,179,962

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: FLNC
Protein: p.Ala1983=
Coding: c.5949C>T
MANE Select: NM_001458
dbSNP: rs1315707078
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:128852697 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.424 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Residue 1983: the 'required for interaction with pgm5' region

Full FLNC 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: myofibrillar myopathy 5 distal myopathy with posterior leg and anterior hand involvement hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 26

Similar variants

FLNC p.Ala1983Ser Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
FLNC c.1047+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
FLNC c.1048-1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
FLNC c.1210+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
FLNC c.1549+2T>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
FLNC c.2007+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
FLNC c.2550+1G>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
FLNC c.2550+2T>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ 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/flnc-p-ala1983 (accessed [today's date]).

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