4-54707165-A-T

Variant names:

• chr4-54707165-A-T
• rs1553888778
• NM_000222.3:c.993A>T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -4 ACMG points: 2P and 6B. PM2 BP4_Strong BP6 BP7

The NM_000222.3(KIT):​c.993A>T​(p.Val331Val) variant causes a synonymous change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. V331V) has been classified as Likely benign.

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 33)
• Consequence: KIT NM_000222.3 synonymous
• Clinical Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications U:1 B:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: -0.329
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

KIT (HGNC:6342): (KIT proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase) This gene encodes a receptor tyrosine kinase. This gene was initially identified as a homolog of the feline sarcoma viral oncogene v-kit and is often referred to as proto-oncogene c-Kit. The canonical form of this glycosylated transmembrane protein has an N-terminal extracellular region with five immunoglobulin-like domains, a transmembrane region, and an intracellular tyrosine kinase domain at the C-terminus. Upon activation by its cytokine ligand, stem cell factor (SCF), this protein phosphorylates multiple intracellular proteins that play a role in in the proliferation, differentiation, migration and apoptosis of many cell types and thereby plays an important role in hematopoiesis, stem cell maintenance, gametogenesis, melanogenesis, and in mast cell development, migration and function. This protein can be a membrane-bound or soluble protein. Mutations in this gene are associated with gastrointestinal stromal tumors, mast cell disease, acute myelogenous leukemia, and piebaldism. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, May 2020]

KIT Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• gastrointestinal stromal tumor

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Orphanet, ClinGen, Ambry Genetics
• piebaldism

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: PanelApp Australia, Ambry Genetics, G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Orphanet, Genomics England PanelApp
• cutaneous mastocytosis

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• mastocytosis

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG, MODERATE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Ambry Genetics

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -4 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.8).
• BP6: Variant 4-54707165-A-T is Benign according to our data. Variant chr4-54707165-A-T is described in ClinVar as Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity. ClinVar VariationId is 1541390.
• BP7: Synonymous conserved (PhyloP=-0.329 with no splicing effect.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
KIT	NM_000222.3	c.993A>T	p.Val331Val	synonymous_variant	Exon 6 of 21	ENST00000288135.6	NP_000213.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
KIT	ENST00000288135.6	c.993A>T	p.Val331Val	synonymous_variant	Exon 6 of 21	1	NM_000222.3	ENSP00000288135.6

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 33

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 27

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 33

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Submissions summary: Uncertain:1 Benign:1

Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications

Submissions by phenotype

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:1

Mar 31, 2025

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The c.993A>T variant (also known as p.V331V), located in coding exon 6 of the KIT gene, results from an A to T substitution at nucleotide position 993. This nucleotide substitution does not change the amino acid at codon 331. This nucleotide position is not well conserved in available vertebrate species. In silico splice site analysis for this alteration is inconclusive. Based on the available evidence, the clinical significance of this variant remains unclear. -

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor Benign:1

Jun 06, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Likely benign

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.80
CADD	Benign	3.0
DANN	Benign	0.65
PhyloP100		-0.33

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.10		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs1553888778; hg19: chr4-55573331;