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. 2023 Jul 27;110(8):1249–1265. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2023.06.014

Table 1.

List of genes and their associated disorders for the Healthy Oregon Project

Gene OMIM non-somatic inherited cancer disorder(s) or familial hypercholesterolemia Prevalence of selected disorders or cancer typesa
APC adenomatous polyposis coli (MIM: 175100); brain tumor-polyposis syndrome 2 (MIM: 175100); desmoid disease, hereditary (MIM: 135290); Gardner syndrome (MIM: 175100) familial adenomatous polyposis: 1:6,850 to 1:31,250
ATM ataxia-telangiectasia (MIM: 208900)b; susceptibility to breast cancer (MIM: 114480) ataxia-telangiectasia: 1:40,000 to 1:100,000
BAP1 tumor predisposition syndrome (MIM: 614327) BAP1-tumor predisposition syndrome: prevalence unknown
BMPR1A polyposis syndrome, hereditary mixed, 2 (MIM: 610069); polyposis, juvenile intestinal (MIM: 174900) juvenile polyposis syndrome: 1:16,000 to 1:100,000
BRCA1 Fanconi anemia, complementation group S (MIM: 617883)b; breast-ovarian cancer, familial, 1 (MIM: 604370); pancreatic cancer, susceptibility to, 4 (MIM: 614320) BRCA1 and BRCA2-associated hereditary breast and ovarian cancer: 1:400 to 1:500 (higher in specific population groups)
BRCA2 Fanconi anemia, complementation group D1 (MIM: 605724)b; Wilms tumor (MIM: 194070); breast cancer, male, susceptibility to (MIM: 114480); breast-ovarian cancer, familial, 2 (MIM: 612555); glioblastoma 3 (MIM: 613029)b; medulloblastoma (MIM: 155255); pancreatic cancer 2 (MIM: 613347); prostate cancer (MIM: 176807) BRCA1 and BRCA2-associated hereditary breast and ovarian cancer: 1:400 to 1:500 (higher in specific population groups)
BRIP1 Fanconi anemia, complementation group J (MIM: 609054)b; breast cancer, early-onset, susceptibility to (MIM: 114480) ovarian cancer due to BRIP1: estimated at ∼1:11223
CDH1 blepharocheilodontic syndrome 1 (MIM: 119580); gastric cancer, hereditary diffuse, with or without cleft lip and/or palate (MIM: 137215); breast cancer, lobular (MIM: 114480); prostate cancer, susceptibility to (MIM: 176807) hereditary diffuse gastric cancer: prevalence unknown; 1% to 3% of cases due to CDH1 pathogenic variant
CDK4 melanoma, cutaneous malignant, 3 (MIM: 609048) melanoma, cutaneous malignant due to CDK4: prevalence unknown
CDKN2A melanoma and neural system tumor syndrome (MIM: 155755); pancreatic cancer/melanoma syndrome (MIM: 606719); melanoma, cutaneous malignant, 2 (MIM: 155601) familial atypical multiple mole melanoma (FAMMM): prevalence unknown
CHEK2 Li-Fraumeni syndrome (MIM: 609265); colorectal cancer, susceptibility to (MIM: 114500); breast cancer, susceptibility to (MIM: 114480); prostate cancer, familial, susceptibility to (MIM: 176807) colon cancer due to CHEK2: 2:10024
MEN1 multiple endocrine neoplasia 1 (MIM: 131100) multiple endocrine neoplasia 1: 1:10,000 to 1:100,000
MITF melanoma, cutaneous malignant, susceptibility to, 8 (MIM: 614456) MITF-related melanoma and renal cell carcinoma predisposition syndrome: <1:1,000,00025
MLH1 colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 2 (MIM: 609310); mismatch repair cancer syndrome 1 (MIM: 276300)b; Muir-Torre syndrome (MIM: 158320) Lynch syndrome: 1:279
MSH2 colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 1 (MIM: 120435); mismatch repair cancer syndrome 2 (MIM: 619096)b; Muir-Torre syndrome (MIM: 158320) Lynch syndrome: 1:279
MSH6 colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 5 (MIM: 614350); mismatch repair cancer syndrome 3 (MIM: 619097)b; endometrial cancer, familial (MIM: 608089) Lynch syndrome: 1:279
MUTYH adenomas, multiple colorectal (MIM: 608456)b MUTYH-associated polyposis: 1:20,00 to 1:60,000
NBN aplastic anemia (MIM: 609135); leukemia, acute lymphoblastic (MIM: 613065); Nijmegen breakage syndrome (MIM: 251260)b Nijmegen breakage syndrome: ∼1:100,000
PALB2 Fanconi anemia, complementation group N (MIM: 610832)b; breast cancer, susceptibility to (MIM: 114480); pancreatic cancer, susceptibility to, 3 (MIM: 613348) breast, pancreas, and ovarian cancer due to PALB2: prevalence unknown
PMS2 colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 4 (MIM: 614337); mismatch repair cancer syndrome 4 (MIM: 619101)b Lynch syndrome: 1:279
POLD1 colorectal cancer, susceptibility to, 10 (MIM: 612591) polymerase proofreading-associated polyposis (PPAP): prevalence unknown
PTEN Cowden syndrome 1 (MIM: 158350); Lhermitte-Duclos syndrome (MIM: 158350); glioma susceptibility 2 (MIM: 613028); meningioma (MIM: 607174) Cowden syndrome: 1:200,000
RAD51C Fanconi anemia, complementation group O (MIM: 613390)b; breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 3 (MIM: 613399) breast-ovarian cancer, familial due to RAD51C: prevalence unknown
RAD51D breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 4 (MIM: 614291) breast-ovarian cancer, familial due to RAD51D: prevalence unknown
RB1 retinoblastoma (MIM: 180200); retinoblastoma, trilateral (MIM: 180200) retinoblastoma: estimated at 1.5:100,00026
RET medullary thyroid carcinoma (MIM: 155240); multiple endocrine neoplasia IIA (MIM: 171400); multiple endocrine neoplasia IIB (MIM: 162300); pheochromocytoma (MIM: 171300); multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2: 1:35,000
SMAD4 juvenile polyposis/hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia syndrome (MIM: 175050); Myhre syndrome (MIM: 139210); polyposis, juvenile intestinal (MIM: 174900) juvenile polyposis syndrome: 1:16,000 to 1:100,000
STK11 Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (MIM: 175200) Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: 1:25,000 to 1:280,000
TP53 bone marrow failure syndrome 5 (MIM: 618165); Li-Fraumeni syndrome (MIM: 151623); adrenocortical carcinoma, pediatric (MIM: 202300); basal cell carcinoma 7 (MIM: 614740); choroid plexus papilloma (MIM: 260500); colorectal cancer (MIM: 114500); glioma susceptibility 1 (MIM: 137800); osteosarcoma (MIM: 259500) Li-Fraumeni syndrome: 1:3,555 to 1:5,476
TSC1 lymphangioleiomyomatosis (MIM: 606690); tuberous sclerosis-1 (MIM: 191100) tuberous sclerosis complex: 1:10,000 to 1:100,00025
TSC2 tuberous sclerosis-2 (MIM: 613254) tuberous sclerosis complex: 1:10,000 to 1:100,00025
LDLR hypercholesterolemia, familial, 1 (MIM: 143890); LDL cholesterol level QTL2 (MIM: 143890) familial hypercholesterolemia: 1:500

All disorders listed act as autosomal dominant unless otherwise indicated.

a

All prevalence values listed are from GeneReviews (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1116/) unless otherwise indicated

b

Autosomal recessive