Article
PTCH2 is not a strong candidate gene for gorlin syndrome predisposition.
Familial cancer - 1 Jul 2022
Smith Miriam J, Evans D Gareth
Abstract excerpt
A number of case/family reports have proposed PTCH2 as a putative Gorlin Syndrome (GS) gene, but evidence to support this is lacking. We assessed our cohort of 21 PTCH1/SUFU negative GS families for PTCH2 variants and assessed current evidence from reported cases/families and population data. In our PTCH1/SUFU variant negative GS cohort (25% of total), no pathogenic or likely pathogenic PTCH2 variants were...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
