Germline Cancer Predisposition Genes
Gene Symbol | Chromosome Band | Cancer Syndrome | Tumour Types Arising |
---|---|---|---|
ALK | 2p23 | familial neuroblastoma | neuroblastoma |
APC | 5q21 | adenomatous polyposis coli; Turcot syndrome | colorectal, pancreatic, desmoid, hepatoblastoma, glioma, other CNS |
ATM | 11q22.3 | ataxia-telangiectasia | leukaemia, lymphoma, medulloblastoma, glioma |
ATR | 3q23 | familial cutaneous telangiectasia and cancer sydrome | oropharyngeal |
AXIN2 | 17q24.1 | oligodontia-colorectal cancer syndrome | colorectal carcinoma |