Lynch syndrome

Summary
Synonym
  • HNPCC
  • Hereditary Defective Mismatch Repair syndrome
  • Hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer
  • Hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer syndrome
  • Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer
  • Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer syndrome
  • Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer
  • Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer syndrome
  • Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer syndrome
  • hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer
  • hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasm
Definition
A syndrome that is characterized by an increased risk for colon cancer and cancers of the endometrium, ovary, stomach, small intestine, hepatobiliary tract, urinary tract, brain, and skin and has_material_basis_in mutation of mismatch repair genes that increases the risk of many types of cancers.
Super Class
autosomal dominant disease syndrome
Disease Ontology
DOID:3883
Mondo Disease Ontology
MeSH
UMLS
NCI Thesaurus
ORDO
GARD
MGI genotype (from TogoID)
Related Genes
Displaying entries 1 - 10 of 16 in total
Gene ID Gene Symbol Description Source
92 ACVR2A activin A receptor type 2A
1874 E2F4 E2F transcription factor 4
2956 MSH6 mutS homolog 6
3845 KRAS KRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase
4082 MARCKS myristoylated alanine rich protein kinase C substrate
4089 SMAD4 SMAD family member 4
4292 MLH1 mutL homolog 1
4361 MRE11 MRE11 homolog, double strand break repair nuclease
4436 MSH2 mutS homolog 2
5378 PMS1 PMS1 homolog 1, mismatch repair system component
Displaying 1 entry
Gene ID Gene Symbol Description Source
17350 Mlh1 mutL homolog 1

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