Is KIT p.Ile527Leu (c.1579A>C) pathogenic?

KIT p.Ile527Leu (c.1579A>C) is classified Uncertain significance in KIT (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2026-05-23). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.1092); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with KIT p.Ile527Leu (c.1579A>C)?

KIT p.Ile527Leu (c.1579A>C) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, gastrointestinal stromal tumor (ClinVar).

How common is KIT p.Ile527Leu (c.1579A>C) in the general population?

KIT p.Ile527Leu (c.1579A>C) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about KIT p.Ile527Leu (c.1579A>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.1092) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

KIT p.Ile527Leu

c.1579A>C · rs1722282395 · VCV939795

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.1092 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

0/2 damaging

AlphaMissense, SaProt · REVEL no call

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.1092	likely benign
REVEL	0.455	indeterminate
SaProt	LLR -6.16	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense and SaProt both call this tolerated; REVEL makes no call.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7.1	GERP 0.21, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.01	unconstrained · MANE · 277 bp · p 0.96 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	21.1	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean tolerated — a triage signal, not a reclassification

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.Ile527Leu
Coding: c.1579A>C
MANE Select: NM_000222
dbSNP: rs1722282395
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr4:54727256 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.24 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 78.52 · 65 PDB

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

Also linked: gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Similar variants

KIT p.Ile527Met Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
KIT p.Ile527= Uncertain significance ★ same residue
KIT p.Ile527Ser Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
KIT p.Ile527Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ 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

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-ile527leu (accessed [today's date]).

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