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Published in final edited form as: Nat Biotechnol. 2018 Jan 10;36(1):46–60. doi: 10.1038/nbt.4017

Table 1. Summary of actionable germline aberrations in cancer predisposition genes.

Genes associated with predisposition or susceptibility to cancer included in NCCN guidelines, ACMG recommendations for reporting (Green et al, Genet. Med. 2013;15(7):565–574), currently being tested in clinical trials (see Supplementary Table 1A for details), or considered for reporting in MI_Oncoseq study.

Gene MIM# Gene Cytoband Chr coordinates (GRCh38) Gene name Phenotype* NCCN guidelines ACMG recommendation Ongoing clinical trials** MI_Oncoseq
611731 APC 5q22.2 5:112707504–112846238 Adenomatous polyposis coli Colorectal cancer, somatic, 114500; Brain tumor-polyposis syndrome 2, AD, 175100; Hepatoblastoma, somatic, 114550; Adenomatous polyposis coli, AD, 175100; Gastric cancer, somatic, 613659; Adenoma, periampullary, somatic X X X X
607585 ATM 11q22.3 11:108222483–108369101 Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (includes complementation groups A, C, D, and E) Lymphoma, B-cell non-Hodgkin, somatic; Breast cancer, susceptibility to, AD, 114480; T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia, somatic; Lymphoma, mantle cell, somatic X X
601215 ATR 3q23 3:142449234–142578825 Ataxia-telangiectasia and Rad3-related (FRAP-related protein-1) Cutaneous telangiectasia and cancer syndrome, familial, AD, 614564 X
601593 BARD1 2q35 2:214725644–214809710 BRCA1-associated RING domain 1 Breast cancer, susceptibility to, AD, 114480 X
601299 BMPR1A 10q23.2 10:86755785–86927968 Bone morphogenetic protein receptor, type IA Polyposis, juvenile intestinal, AD, 174900; Polyposis syndrome, hereditary mixed, 2, 610069; Juvenile polyposis syndrome, infantile form, AD, 174900 X
113705 BRCA1 17q21.31 17:43044294–43125482 Breast cancer-1 gene Pancreatic cancer, susceptibility to, 4, 614320; Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, 1, AD; Multifactorial), 604370 X X X X
600185 BRCA2 13q13.1 13:32315479–32399671 BRCA2 gene Breast cancer, male, susceptibility to, AD, 114480; Prostate cancer, AD, 176807; Wilms tumor, SM; AD, 194070; Pancreatic cancer 2, 613347; Medulloblastoma, AD, 155255; Glioblastoma 3, AR, 613029; Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, 2, AD, 612555 X X X
605882 BRIP1 17q23.2 17:61679185–61864119 BRCA1-associated C-terminal helicase 1 Breast cancer, early-onset, AD, 114480 X X
192090 CDH1 16q22.1 16:68737289–68835541 Cadherin-1 (E-cadherin; uvomorulin) Ovarian carcinoma, somatic, 167000; Gastric cancer, familial diffuse, with or without cleft lip and/or palate, AD, 137215; Endometrial carcinoma, somatic, 608089; Prostate cancer, susceptibility to, AD, 176807; Breast cancer, lobular, AD, 114480 X X
604373 CHEK2 22q12.1 22:28687742–28741865 Checkpoint kinase 2, S. pombe, homolog of (RAD53, S. cerevisiae, homolog of) Prostate cancer, familial, susceptibility to, AD, 176807; Breast cancer, susceptibility to, AD, 114480; Osteosarcoma, somatic, 259500 X X X
606241 DICER1 14q32.13 14:95086227–95158009 Dicer, Drosophila, homolog of, 1 Rhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal, 2, 180295; Pleuropulmonary blastoma, AD, 601200 X
131550 EGFR 7p11.2 7:55019031–55207337 Epidermal growth factor receptor Non-small cell lung cancer, susceptibility to, AR, 211980; Non-small cell lung cancer, response to tyrosine kinase inhibitor in, AR, 211980; Adenocarcinoma of lung, response to tyrosine kinase inhibitor in, AR, 211980 X
185535 EPCAM 2p21 2:47369147–47387027 Epithelial cellular adhesion molecule Colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 8, 613244 X
607139 FANCA 16q24.3 16:89737550–89816657 Fanconi anemia, complementation group A Fanconi anemia, complementation group A, AR, 227650 X X
136850 FH 1q43 1:241497556–241519784 Fumarate Hydratase Leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer, AD, 150800 X X X
610290 GALNT12 9q22.33 9:98807698–98850080 UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 12 Colorectal cancer, susceptibility to, 1, 608812 X
604607 HOXB13 17q21.32 17:48724762–48728748 Homeobox B13 Breast cancer, 114480; Prostate cancer, 610997 X
613733 MEN1 11q13.1 11:64803513–64811293 Menin Adrenal adenoma, somatic; Parathyroid adenoma, somatic; Multiple endocrine neoplasia 1, AD, 131100; Lipoma, somatic; Carcinoid tumor of lung; Angiofibroma, somatic X
164860 MET 7q31.2 7:116672358–116798385 Oncogene MET Renal cell carcinoma, papillary, 1, familial and somatic, 605074; Hepatocellular carcinoma, childhood type, somatic, 114550 X
120436 MLH1 3p22.2 3:36993349–37050845 mutL, E. coli, homolog of, 1 Colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 2, 609310; Mismatch repair cancer syndrome, AR, 276300 X X X X
600814 MRE11A 11q21 11:94415569–94512700 Meiotic recombination 11, S. cerevisiae, homolog A of Ataxia-telangiectasia-like disorder, AR, 604391 X X X
609309 MSH2 2p21-p16 2:47403066–47634500 mutS, E. coli, homolog of, 2 Mismatch repair cancer syndrome, AR, 276300; Colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 1, AD, 120435 X X X
600678 MSH6 2p16.3 2:47783081–47806952 MutS, E. coli, homolog of, 6 Endometrial cancer, familial, 608089; Colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 5, AD, 614350; Mismatch repair cancer syndrome, AR, 276300 X X X
604933 MUTYH 1p34.1 1:45329241–45340924 MutY, E. coli, homolog of Adenomas, multiple colorectal, 608456; Gastric cancer, somatic, 613659; Colorectal adenomatous polyposis, AR, with pilomatricomas, SM, 132600 X X X
602667 NBN 8q21.3 8:89933335–89984732 Nibrin Nijmegen breakage syndrome, AR, 251260; Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic, 613065; Aplastic anemia, 609135 X X
607379 NF2 22q12.2 22:29603555–29698599 Merlin Neurofibromatosis, type 2, AD, 101000; Meningioma, NF2-related, somatic, 607174; Schwannomatosis, AD, 162091 X X
191315 NTRK1 1q23.1 1:156815749–156881849 Neurotrophic tyrosine kinase, receptor, type 1 Medullary thyroid carcinoma, familial, AD, 155240 X
610355 PALB2 16p12.2 16:23603161–23641356 Partner and localizer of BRCA2 Pancreatic cancer, susceptibility to, 3, 613348; Breast cancer, susceptibility to, AD, 114480; Fanconi anemia, complementation group N, 610832 X X
600259 PMS2 7p22.1 7:5970924–6009105 Postmeiotic segregation increased, S. cerevisiae, 2, homolog of Mismatch repair cancer syndrome, AR, 276300; Colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 4, 614337 X X X
601728 PTEN 10q23.31 10:87863437–87971929 Phosphatase and tensin homolog (mutated in multiple advanced cancers 1) Glioma susceptibility 2, 613028; Endometrial carcinoma, somatic, 608089; Squamous cell carcinoma, head and neck, somatic, 275355; PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome; Prostate cancer, somatic, 176807; Malignant melanoma, somatic, 155600; Meningioma, AD, 607174 X X X
604040 RAD50 5q31.1 5:132556923–132644620 RAD50, S. cerevisiae, homolog of Nijmegen breakage syndrome-like disorder, 613078 X
602774 RAD51C 17q22 17:58692537–58734341 RAD51, S. cerevisiae, homolog of, C Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 3, 613399; Fanconi anemia, complementation group O, AR, 613390 X X
602954 RAD51D 17q12 17:35099791–35119868 RAD51, S. cerevisiae, homolog of, D Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 4, 614291 X
614041 RB1 13q14.2 13:48303746–48481889 Retinoblastoma-1 Small-cell cancer of the lung, somatic, 182280; Retinoblastoma, trilateral, SM; AD, 180200; Retinoblastoma, SM; AD, 180200; Osteosarcoma, somatic, 259500; Bladder cancer, somatic, 109800 X X
604610 RECQL3 15q26.1 15:90717326–90815461 DNA helicase, RecQ-like 3 Bloom syndrome, AR, 210900 X
164761 RET 10q11.21 10:43077068–43130350 RET transforming sequence; oncogene RET Multiple endocrine neoplasia IIB, AD, 162300; Multiple endocrine neoplasia IIA, AD, 171400; Medullary thyroid carcinoma, AD, 155240; Pheochromocytoma, AD, 171300 X
613019 SDHAF2 11q12.2 11:61430124–61446766 Succinate dehydrogenase complex assembly factor 2 Paragangliomas 2, AD, 601650 X
185470 SDHB 1p36.13 1:17018721–17054169 Succinate dehydrogenase complex, subunit B, iron sulfur (Ip) Pheochromocytoma, AD, 171300; Paragangliomas 4, AD, 115310; Paraganglioma and gastric stromal sarcoma, 606864; Gastrointestinal stromal tumor, AD; Isolated cases, 606764 X
602413 SDHC 1q23.3 1:161314375–161364750 Succinate dehydrogenase complex, subunit C, integral membrane protein, 15kD Paragangliomas 3, AD, 605373; Paraganglioma and gastric stromal sarcoma, 606864; Gastrointestinal stromal tumor, AD; isolated cases, 606764 X
602690 SDHD 11q23.1 11:112086823–112095800 Succinate dehydrogenase complex, subunit D, integral membrane protein Carcinoid tumors, intestinal, AD, 114900; Paragangliomas 1, with or without deafness, AD, 168000; Paraganglioma and gastric stromal sarcoma, 606864; Merkel cell carcinoma, somatic; Cowden syndrome 3, 615106; Pheochromocytoma, AD, 171300 X
600993 SMAD4 18q21.2 18:51030212–51085041 Mothers against decapentaplegic, Drosophila, homolog of, 4 Polyposis, juvenile intestinal, AD, 174900; Pancreatic cancer, somatic, 260350; Juvenile polyposis/hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia syndrome, AD, 175050 X
602216 STK11 19p13.3 19:1205798–1228434 Serine/threonine protein kinase-11 Pancreatic cancer, (SM; AD; Multifactorial), 260350; Melanoma, malignant, somatic; Testicular tumor, somatic, 273300 X X
191170 TP53 17p13.1 17:7668401–7687549 Tumor protein p53 Glioma susceptibility 1, (SM; AD), 137800; Hepatocellular carcinoma, SM, 114550; Basal cell carcinoma 7, 614740; Colorectal cancer, AD, 114500; Pancreatic cancer, (SM; AD; Multifactorial), 260350; Choroid plexus papilloma, AD, 260500; Osteosarcoma, AR, 259500; Breast cancer, AD, 114480; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, 607107; Adrenal cortical carcinoma, AR, 202300 X X
605284 TSC1 9q34.13 9:132891347–132945268 Hamartin (tuberous sclerosis 1 gene) Tuberous sclerosis-1, AD, 191100; Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, 606690 X
191092 TSC2 16p13.3 16:2047803–2088719 Tuberin (tuberous sclerosis 2 gene) Tuberous sclerosis-2, AD, 613254; Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, somatic, 606690 X
608537 VHL 3p25.3 3:10141634–10153669 VHL gene Renal cell carcinoma, somatic, 144700; Pheochromocytoma, AD, 171300; Hemangioblastoma, cerebellar, somatic X
607102 WT1 11p13 11:32387774–32435534 Wilms tumor-1 Mesothelioma, somatic, 156240; Wilms tumor, type 1, (SM; AD), 194070 X
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AD: Autosomal dominant; AR: Autosomal recessive; SM: somatic mutation

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See Supplementary Table 1A for details