Is TTN p.Ser26596= (c.79788C>T) pathogenic?

TTN p.Ser26596= (c.79788C>T) is classified Likely benign in TTN (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 6 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-15). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0111%, eas); Associated with Cardiovascular phenotype.

What condition is associated with TTN p.Ser26596= (c.79788C>T)?

TTN p.Ser26596= (c.79788C>T) is associated with Cardiovascular phenotype, dilated cardiomyopathy 1G, autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2J (ClinVar).

How common is TTN p.Ser26596= (c.79788C>T) in the general population?

TTN p.Ser26596= (c.79788C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0111%, eas) (gnomAD).

TTN p.Ser26596=

c.79788C>T · rs777989882 · VCV517683

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 6 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0111%, eas)

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 2.9	GERP -2.9, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	1.061	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0111% East Asian · 5/44,850 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00435% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00276%

Overall 0.00353% 57/1,613,282 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 54/1,461,372 · genomes 3/151,910 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.0111%	8,970
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00641%	15,609
European (non-Finnish)	0.00356%	28,087
Admixed American	0.00334%	29,971
African / African-American	0.00267%	37,418
South Asian	0.0022%	45,540

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: TTN
Protein: p.Ser26596=
Coding: c.79788C>T
MANE Select: NM_001267550
dbSNP: rs777989882
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:178566344 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.479 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 2/3 (gnomAD)
Residue 26596: the fibronectin type-iii 93 domain

Full TTN 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: dilated cardiomyopathy 1G autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2J

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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/ttn-p-ser26596 (accessed [today's date]).

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