Is MET p.Asp208= (c.624T>C) pathogenic?

MET p.Asp208= (c.624T>C) is classified Benign/Likely benign in MET (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2025-02-18). Very rare (popmax 0.00119%, nfe); Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with MET p.Asp208= (c.624T>C)?

MET p.Asp208= (c.624T>C) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, renal cell carcinoma (ClinVar).

How common is MET p.Asp208= (c.624T>C) in the general population?

MET p.Asp208= (c.624T>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00119%, nfe) (gnomAD).

MET p.Asp208=

c.624T>C · rs1285814811 · VCV1103385

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00119%, nfe)

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 0.042	GERP -2
Overall
CADD	1.741	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00119% European (non-Finnish) · 14/1,179,968 alleles

Filtering AF 0.000688% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000539%

Overall 0.000867% 14/1,613,930 alleles · very rare exomes 12/1,461,780 · genomes 2/152,150 · 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: MET
Protein: p.Asp208=
Coding: c.624T>C
MANE Select: NM_000245
dbSNP: rs1285814811
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:116699708 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.446 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 79.28 · 130 PDB
Residue 208: an α-helix; the sema domain

Full MET 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: renal cell carcinoma

Similar variants

MET p.Asp208Gly Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
MET p.Asp208Tyr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
MET p.Asp208His Likely benign ★ same residue
MET p.His1094Arg Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ ⚠ same condition
MET p.Met1131Thr Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MET p.Val1092Ile Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MET p.Val1220Ile Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
MET c.1200+2T>C Uncertain significance ★★ 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/met-p-asp208 (accessed [today's date]).

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