Is KIT p.Gly51= (c.153C>T) pathogenic?

KIT p.Gly51= (c.153C>T) is classified Benign/Likely benign in KIT (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2026-06-02). Very rare (popmax 0.00534%, afr); Associated with gastrointestinal stromal tumor.

What condition is associated with KIT p.Gly51= (c.153C>T)?

KIT p.Gly51= (c.153C>T) is associated with gastrointestinal stromal tumor, hereditary neoplastic syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is KIT p.Gly51= (c.153C>T) in the general population?

KIT p.Gly51= (c.153C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00534%, afr) (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.Gly51=

c.153C>T · rs147363921 · VCV458877

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00534%, afr)

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 -3.7	GERP -3.5
Overall
CADD	1.922	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00534% African / African-American · 4/74,918 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00291% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0026%

Overall 0.00322% 52/1,613,992 alleles · very rare exomes 48/1,461,868 · genomes 4/152,124 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00534%	18,730
European (non-Finnish)	0.00381%	26,223
Admixed American	0.00167%	59,996
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,486
South Asian	0.0011%	91,068

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.Gly51=
Coding: c.153C>T
MANE Select: NM_000222
dbSNP: rs147363921
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr4:54695597 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.24 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 78.52 · 65 PDB
Residue 51: 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.Gly51Asp Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
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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
KIT p.Trp557Arg Pathogenic/Likely 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-gly51 (accessed [today's date]).

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