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Published in final edited form as: Genet Med. 2020 Jul 16;22(11):1821–1829. doi: 10.1038/s41436-020-0905-3

Table 2.

Site categorization for eMERGEseq panel genes and single-nucleotide variants (SNVs).

eMERGE consensus list
Site categorization
Disease Gene(s)/SNVa CCHMCb CCHMCc CHOP CU MC NU
Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer BRCA1,dBRCAd P, T, AO IA G A NC
Li–Fraumeni syndrome TP53 d T Ca IA G A NC
Peutz–Jeghers syndrome STK11 d T Ca IA G A NC
Lynch syndrome MLH1,dMSH2,dMSH6,dPMS2d P, T, AO IA G NC NC
Familial adenomatous polyposis APC d P, T Ca IA G A NC
Juvenile polyposis BMPR1A,dSMAD4d P, T IA G A NC
MYH-associated polyposis MYH d P, T, C Ca IA G A NC
Von Hippel–Lindau syndrome VHL d T Ca IA G A NC
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 MEN1 d T Ca IA OK A NC
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 RET d P, T Ca IA OK A NC
Familial medullary thyroid cancer RET d P, T Ca IA G A NC
PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome PTEN d T Ca IA G A NC
Hereditary paraganglioma–pheochromocytoma syndrome SDHD,dSDHAF2,dSDHC,dSDHBd T Ca IA OK A NC
Tuberous sclerosis complex TSC1,dTSC2d T Ca IA OK A NC
WT1-related Wilms tumor WT1 d T Ca IA G A NC
Neurofibromatosis type 2 NF2 d T Ca IA OK A NC
Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, vascular type COL3A1 d T FBV IA OK A NC
Marfan syndrome, Loeys–Dietz syndrome, and familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections FBN1,dTGFBR1,dTGFBR2,dSMAD3,dACTA2,dMYLK,dMYH11d T FBV IA OK A NC
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy MYBPC3,dMYH7,dTNNT2,dTNNI3,dTPM1,dMYL3,dACTC1,dPRKAG2,dMYL2,dLMNAd P, T H IA OK A NC
Fabry disease GLA d T LK IA OK A NC
Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia RYR2 d P, T H IA G A NC
Arrhythmogenic right-ventricular cardiomyopathy PKP2,dDSP,dDSC2,dTMEM43,dDSG2d P, T H IA G A NC
Romano–Ward long QT 1, 2, and 3, Brugada syndrome KCNQ1,dKCNH2,dSCN5Ad P, T H IA G A NC
Familial hypercholesterolemia LDLR,dAPOB,dPCSK9d P, T H PA G NC NC
Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility RYR1,dCACNA1Sd P, T PGx IA G A NC
Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency OTC d P, T IA G A NC
Breast cancer susceptibility PALB2 P, T, AO G A T, Ca
Colorectal cancer susceptibility POLD1, POLE P, T, AO IA G A T, Ca
Long QT syndrome KCNE1 IA G A T
Andersen–Tawil syndrome KCNJ2 P, T IA G A T
Maturity onset diabetes of the young HNF1A P, T IA G A T
Maturity onset diabetes of the young HNF1B P, T G A T
Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, classic type COL5A1 T IA OK A T
Factor V Leiden F5 a P, T A T
Bloom syndrome BLM a T, C A T, Ca, B
21-Hydroxylase-deficient congenital adrenal hyperplasia CYP21A2 a T, C A T
Familial Mediterranean fever MEFV a P, T, C A T
Medium-chain acyl-coA dehydrogenase deficiency ACADM a P, T, C A T
Hereditary fructose intolerance ALDOB a P, T, C A T
Maple syrup urine disease BCKDHB a P, T, C A T, B
Tyrosinemia type 1 FAH a P, T, C A T
Glycogen storage disease type 1 G6PC a P, T, C A T
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency CPT2 a P, T, C A T
Hereditary hemochromatosis HFE a P, T IA A T

CCHMC Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center categories: AO adult onset, C Carrier, Ca cancer risk, FBV fragile blood vessel risk, H heart disease risk, LK liver/kidney failure risk, P preventable, T Treatable, PGx drug response. CHOP Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia categories: IA immediately actionable, PA possibly actionable. CU Columbia University categories: G good treatment or prevention, OK treatment options partially effective. MC Mayo Clinic categories: A actionable, NC no choice. NU Northwestern University categories: B behavior and learning problems, Ca cancer, NC no choice, T treatment available. - Not returned.

a

SNV only.

b

Adolescent.

c

Biobank.

d

Gene considered medically actionable by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics.