Is KIT p.Ala87Gly (c.260C>G) pathogenic?

KIT p.Ala87Gly (c.260C>G) is classified Uncertain significance in KIT (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-12-22). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.3115); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with KIT p.Ala87Gly (c.260C>G)?

KIT p.Ala87Gly (c.260C>G) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is KIT p.Ala87Gly (c.260C>G) in the general population?

KIT p.Ala87Gly (c.260C>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about KIT p.Ala87Gly (c.260C>G)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.3115) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

KIT p.Ala87Gly

c.260C>G · VCV4841365

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.3115 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

1/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.3115	likely benign
REVEL	0.253	benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -10.89	damaging
⇒ SaProt calls this damaging; AlphaMissense and REVEL do not.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	all four deltas below 0.2 · C>T here scores Δ0.81 · evaluated, not missing
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 4.9	GERP 1.4, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.67	unconstrained · MANE · 32 kb · p 3.4e-16 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	23.5	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: KIT
Protein: p.Ala87Gly
Coding: c.260C>G
MANE Select: NM_000222
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr4:54695704 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.24 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 78.52 · 65 PDB
Residue 87: a disulfide bond; the ig-like c2-type 1 domain

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

Disease context

hereditary neoplastic syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

KIT p.Ala87= Likely benign ★★ same residue
KIT p.Asp820Tyr Pathogenic ★★ same condition
KIT p.Leu576Pro Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
KIT p.Trp557Arg Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
KIT p.Val559Ala Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
KIT c.1232-3T>C Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
KIT c.1647+5C>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
KIT c.1647+5C>G Uncertain significance ★★ 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/kit-p-ala87gly (accessed [today's date]).

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