Description
The p.A323P variant (also known as c.967G>C), located in coding exon 5 of the ACTC1 gene, results from a G to C substitution at nucleotide position 967. The alanine at codon 323 is replaced by proline, an amino acid with highly similar properties. This variant was not reported in population based cohorts in the following databases: Database of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (dbSNP), NHLBI Exome Sequencing Project (ESP), Exome Aggregation Consortium (ExAC) and 1000 Genomes Project. In the ESP, this variant was not observed in 6499 samples (12998 alleles) with coverage at this position. Based on internal structural analysis, this alteration disrupts the structure near a polymerization interface, and may impair fiber formation (von der Ecken J et al. Nature. 2016;534(7609):724-8). Another alteration affecting this amino acid (p.A323V, c.968C>T) has been previously detected in a patient reported to have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who also had a variant in MYBPC3 (Maron BJ. Heart Rhythm. 2012;9(1):57-63). This amino acid position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, this alteration is predicted to be deleterious by in silico analysis. Since supporting evidence is limited at this time, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear.
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Origin | Affected | Number tested | Tissue | Purpose | Method | Individuals | Allele frequency | Families | Co-occurrences |
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1 | germline | unknown | not provided | not provided | not provided | | not provided | not provided | not provided | not provided |