Is KIT p.Lys167Arg (c.500A>G) pathogenic?

KIT p.Lys167Arg (c.500A>G) is classified Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity in KIT (ClinVar, Conflicting submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-06-19). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.0854); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with KIT p.Lys167Arg (c.500A>G)?

KIT p.Lys167Arg (c.500A>G) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, gastrointestinal stromal tumor (ClinVar).

How common is KIT p.Lys167Arg (c.500A>G) in the general population?

KIT p.Lys167Arg (c.500A>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about KIT p.Lys167Arg (c.500A>G)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.0854) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

KIT p.Lys167Arg

c.500A>G · rs1720230800 · VCV1011105

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Conflicting submitters

Classification

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVar

Review

Conflicting submitters ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.0854 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.0854	likely benign
REVEL	0.192	benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -5.76	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 8.1	GERP 1.3, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.67	unconstrained · MANE · 32 kb · p 3.4e-16 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	19.63	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.Lys167Arg
Coding: c.500A>G
MANE Select: NM_000222
dbSNP: rs1720230800
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr4:54698446 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.24 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 78.52 · 65 PDB
Residue 167: a turn; 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.Lys167Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
KIT p.Lys167= Benign/Likely benign ★★ 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-lys167arg (accessed [today's date]).

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