CACNA1C

This page contains an overview of the genetic variation in the CACNA1C gene, including its role in inherited cardiac disease. For more details, click on the links below, or for a specific variant, enter the HGVS variant here:

CACNA1C gene and transcript details

Gene Name
calcium channel, voltage-dependent, L type, alpha 1C subunit

Gene Links
Ensembl: ENSG00000151067 - Locus Reference Genomic: LRG_334

Genomic Location
Chromosome 12 : 2,162,729 - 2,800,365 (forward strand)
View in: Ensembl - UCSC Genome Browser


Canonical Seqs Transcript (6414 bases)Protein (2138 aa)
ENST00000399655 ENSP00000382563
LRG_334t1LRG_334p1
NM_000719.6

Summary of CACNA1C in Cardiomyopathies


CACNA1C variants in ExAC

Details of the protein-altering CACNA1C variants (missense, loss of function truncating, inframe indels and splice site regions) found in the ExAC database are shown below. To view lists of specific variants with links to detailed population frequency data, click on the variant numbers - for all or a particular variant class.

Total VariantsCombined frequency of rare variants
All Variants5100.00835
Truncating90.00011
Missense4120.00682
Inframe50.00007
Splice Site840.00134

Rare variants are defined as having a mean allelic frequency of less than 0.0001.