Is KIT p.Asp52= (c.156C>T) pathogenic?

KIT p.Asp52= (c.156C>T) is classified Benign/Likely benign in KIT (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2026-06-02). Very rare (popmax 0.00195%, nfe); Associated with gastrointestinal stromal tumor.

What condition is associated with KIT p.Asp52= (c.156C>T)?

KIT p.Asp52= (c.156C>T) is associated with gastrointestinal stromal tumor, hereditary neoplastic syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is KIT p.Asp52= (c.156C>T) in the general population?

KIT p.Asp52= (c.156C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00195%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is Gastrointestinal stromal tumor inherited?

Typically Autosomal dominant, Not applicable (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

KIT p.Asp52=

c.156C>T · rs942280887 · VCV528671

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00195%, nfe)

Conditions

gastrointestinal stromal tumor

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 -5.7	GERP -4.5
Overall
CADD	3.197	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00195% European (non-Finnish) · 23/1,180,050 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0013% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00108%

Overall 0.00173% 28/1,614,048 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0048%	20,830
European (non-Finnish)grpmax	0.00195%	51,307
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00156%	64,014
African / African-American	0.00133%	74,912

Remaining individuals shows a higher raw frequency than the grpmax group above it. gnomAD excludes bottlenecked groups — Finnish, Ashkenazi Jewish, Amish and “Remaining individuals” — from grpmax, because founder effects make their frequencies unrepresentative for filtering. The table is sorted by frequency, so an excluded group can sit above the grpmax row.

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: KIT
Protein: p.Asp52=
Coding: c.156C>T
MANE Select: NM_000222
dbSNP: rs942280887
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr4:54695600 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.24 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 78.52 · 65 PDB
Residue 52: the ig-like c2-type 1 domain

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

Disease context

gastrointestinal stromal tumor — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: hereditary neoplastic syndrome

For Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Not applicable
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood
Prevalence: 1-5 / 10 000 (Europe)

Similar variants

KIT p.Asp52Asn Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
KIT p.Asp52Glu Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
KIT p.Asp52Gly Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
KIT p.Ala621Thr Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
KIT p.Asp820Tyr Pathogenic ★★ same condition
KIT p.Gln190Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
KIT p.Leu576Pro Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
KIT p.Lys642Glu 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/kit-p-asp52 (accessed [today's date]).

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