Is KIT p.Leu148= (c.444C>T) pathogenic?

KIT p.Leu148= (c.444C>T) is classified Likely benign in KIT (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-12). Very rare (popmax 0.00669%, eas); Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with KIT p.Leu148= (c.444C>T)?

KIT p.Leu148= (c.444C>T) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, gastrointestinal stromal tumor (ClinVar).

How common is KIT p.Leu148= (c.444C>T) in the general population?

KIT p.Leu148= (c.444C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00669%, eas) (gnomAD).

KIT p.Leu148=

c.444C>T · rs544555667 · VCV707714

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00669%, eas)

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

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 0.04	GERP -0.41, phastCons 0.46
Overall
CADD	4.225	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00669% East Asian · 3/44,858 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00177% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000892%

Overall 0.000372% 6/1,614,174 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00669%	14,953
South Asian	0.0022%	45,541
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,510

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.Leu148=
Coding: c.444C>T
MANE Select: NM_000222
dbSNP: rs544555667
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr4:54698390 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.24 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 78.52 · 65 PDB
Residue 148: a β-strand; a disulfide bond; the ig-like c2-type 2 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

Also linked: gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Similar variants

KIT p.Leu148Pro Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
KIT p.Leu148Phe 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
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-leu148 (accessed [today's date]).

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