Is KIT p.Val48= (c.144C>G) pathogenic?

KIT p.Val48= (c.144C>G) is classified Likely benign in KIT (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-03-31). Very rare (popmax 6.2e-05%); Associated with gastrointestinal stromal tumor.

What condition is associated with KIT p.Val48= (c.144C>G)?

KIT p.Val48= (c.144C>G) is associated with gastrointestinal stromal tumor (ClinVar).

How common is KIT p.Val48= (c.144C>G) in the general population?

KIT p.Val48= (c.144C>G) is very rare (popmax 6.2e-05%) (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.Val48=

c.144C>G · rs1328080691 · VCV2875891

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 6.2e-05%)

Conditions

gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -1.4	GERP -4.5
Overall
CADD	1.416	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 6.2e-05%

Overall 6.2e-05% 1/1,614,196 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,461,878 · genomes 0/152,318 · joint denominator

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.Val48=
Coding: c.144C>G
MANE Select: NM_000222
dbSNP: rs1328080691
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr4:54695588 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.24 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 78.52 · 65 PDB
Residue 48: 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

For Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (Orphanet):

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

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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-val48 (accessed [today's date]).

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