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Cancer strikes 1 in __ people, accounts for __% of all death and __% of medical care cost in developed country
3, 20%, 10%
disease process characterized by uncontrolled cellular proliferation leading to mass or tumor
neoplasia
growth no longer controlled and tumor capable of progression by invading neighboring tissues
malignant
tumor arisen in mesenychmal tissue- bone, muscle, connective tissue, nervous system
sarcomas
tumor originating in epithelial tissue like cells lining intestine, bronchi, or mammary ducts
carcinomas
2 examples of hematopoietic and lymphoid malignant neoplasms?
leukemia, lymphoma
tumors are classified by ___, ___, ___, and __
site, tissue type, histology, degree of malignancy
class of normal cellular protein-coding genes that promote growth and survival of cells
proto-oncogene
mutant allele of a proto-oncogene, facilitate malignant transformation by stimulating proliferation or inhibiting apoptosis, encode proteins such as proteins in cell signaling pathways for cell proliferation, TF's that control expression of growth-promoting genes, inhibitors of programmed cell death machinery
oncogene
2 types of tumor suppressor genes
gatekeepers or caretakers
types of genes that control cell growth, block tumor development by regulating transition of cells through checkpoints in cell cycle or promote programmed cell death and control cell division and survival
gatekeeper tumor suppressor genes
A LOF mutation of a gatekeeper gene leads to ___
uncontrolled cell accumulation
these genes protect integrity of genome, encode proteins responsible for detecting and repairing mutations, proteins involved in normal chromosome disjunction during mitosis, components of programmed cell death machinery
caretaker tumor suppressor genes
LOF mutation of caretaker genes leads to ___
mutations in oncogenes and gatekeeper genes which initiate and promote cancer
4 types of mutations which initiate cancer
1) GOF mutations turning on oncogenes or proto-oncogenes 2) ectopic and heterochronic mutations of proto-oncogenes 3) chromosome translocations causing misexpression of genes or create chimeric genes encoding proteins with novel function properties 4) LOF of both alleles or a dominant negative mutation of one allele of tumor suppressor genes
Describe the ways that a tumor progresses
accumulating addition genetic damage through mutations or epigenetic silencting of caretaker genes; leads to altered expression of genes promoting vascularization and spread of tumor through local invasion and distant mets
3 activated oncogenes causing increased risk of cancer
RET, MET, RAS
2 gatekeeper tumor suppressor genes increasing risk of cancer when mutated
RB1, TP53
2 caretaker tumor suppressor genes increasing risk of cancer when mutated
MSH2, MLH1
apoptotic gene leading increasing risk of cancer when mutated
FAS
2 antiapoptotic genes increasing risk of cancer when mutated
BCL2, telomerase
development of cancer
oncogenesis
having an initial cancer-causing mutation inherited through germline
hereditary cancer syndrome
mutations occurring in single somatic cell and then dividing and proceeding to develop into cancer
sporadic
miRNA associated with cancer
oncomirs
small non-coding RNA molecule which functions in transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression
miRNA
a condition with 100x overexpression of miRNA miR-21, causes highly malignant form of brain cancer
glioblastoma multiforme
Overexpression of some miRNA's can ___ expression of tumor-suppressor genes and LOF may allow ___ of oncogenes they regulate
suppress, overexpression
genetically unstable cells that give rise to multiple sublineages of varying degrees of malignancy, each carrying different but overlapping mutations
cancer stem cells
Hereditary cancers are only seen in about __% of cancer cases?
5%
a regulatory mutation in growth factor genes leads to ____
increased expression
a structural mutation in growth factor receptors and signal-transducing proteins leads to ___
allows autonomy of expression
translocation, retroviral insertion, and gene amplification of TF's leads to ___
overexpression
regulatory mutations, translocations, and retroviral insertions of oncomirs leads to ___ and ___
overexpression and down-regulation of tumor suppressor genes
deletion and inactivating mutations of oncomirs leads to ___ and ___
loss of expression and up-regulates oncogenes
At the cellular level, oncogenes have a __ effect meaning ____
dominant, it only takes one mutant allele to initiate change in phenotype of a cell from normal to malignant
a cell, group of cells, or organism that is descended from and genetically identical to a single common ancestor
clonal
chromosome translocations (3) involved in Burkitt lymphoma
t(8;14)(q24;q32) and t(8;22)(q24;q11) and t(2;8)(q11;q24)
Which protooncogene is affected by the t(8;22)(q24;q11) translocation in Burkitt Lymphoma?
MYC
chromosome translocation in CML and AML?
t(9;22)(q24;q11)- Philadelphia chromosome
Proto-oncogene affected in CML and AML?
BCR-ABL
Chromosome translocation in acute promyelocytic leukemia?
t(15;17)(q22;q11)
proto-oncogene involved in acute promyelocytic leukemia?
RARA-PML
Chromosome translocation in chronic lymphocytic leukemia?
t(11;14)(q13;q32)
proto-oncogene involved in chronic lymphyocytic leukemia?
BCL1
Chromosome translocation in follicular lymphoma?
t(14;18)(q32;q21)
proto-oncogene involved in follicular lymphoma?
BCL2
What gene is found in bladder carcinoma cell lines and others and when mutated is signaled continuously even without bound GTP?
RAS
RAS genes encode one of a large family of ___ proteins
G
How do G proteins work?
serve as molecular "on-off" switches that activate or inhibit downstream molecules when bound to GTP but then terminate effect when bound GTP is cleaved to guanosine diphosphate by intrinsic GTPase enzymatic activity
Sometimes a proto-oncogene is activated by chromosome mutation, usually through translocation in sporadic ___ and ___ and sometimes ___
leukemias, lymphomas, sarcomas
Sometimes translocation breakpoints within introns of 2 genes, fusing them into one abnormal gene encoding ____ protein with ___ properties
chimeric, novel oncogenic
philadelphia chromosome is a translocation between chromosomes __ and __, moves proto-oncogene ___ from normal position on chromosome __ to breakpoint cluster region gene ___ on ___
9, 22, ABL, 9q, BCR, 22q
drug to inihibit extra activity of BCR/ ABL in philadelphia chromosome
Imatinib
B-cell tumor of jaw mostly in what country
Africa
proto-oncogene translocated from 8q24 to position distal to to Ig heavy-chain locus at 14q32
MYC
overexpression of antiapoptotic proteins in lymphocyte lineages could result in vast expansion of lymphocyte populations contributing to ____
lymphoma
__gene is activated by t(14;18) translocation placing gene under strong promoter and enhancer of Ig heavy chain gene at 14q32, leads to B-cell lymphoma
BCL2
The protein encoded by BCL2 is a mitochondrial inner membrane protein with powerful ___ effects in B-cells
antiapoptotic
reverse transcriptase required to synthesize hexamer repeat, TTTAG as component of telomeres at end of chromosomes
telomerase
what is the need for telomerase
DNA polymerase can only add nucleotides to 3' end of DNA and can't complete synthesis all the way to 3' end of template strand
As cells differentiate, telomerase activity declines in all somatic tissue except in ____
highly proliferative cells of tissues that must undergo self-renewal such as bone marrow
When do telomeres shorten and what is the result of this?
telomeres shorten with each cell division causing chromosome damage causing cells to stop dividing and enter G0 of cell cycle and cells will undergo apoptosis
How is telomerase activity in some tumors changed?
persists in many tumors and permits them to proliferate indefinitely like MYC gene
In tumor suppressor genes, need to lose function in ___ allele(s) for these genes to stop working
2
BRCA1 and 2 are what kind of genes?
caretaker genes
DCC is a ___type of gene and causes ___ type of cancer
gatekeeper, colorectal cancer
VHL, RB1, TP53, DCC, and VHL are all what kind of gene?
gatekeepers
What type of genes are MLH1 and MSH2
mismatch repair genes
A second hit causing cancer is generally one of two types of mutations, including __ and ___?
somatic mutation or LOF without mutation like transcriptional silencing (with DNA methylation causing a closed chromatin configuration and loss of accessibiltiy of DNA to TF's)
___% of cases of RB are of heritable form, __% have unilateral RB and most are bilateral with early onset
40%, 15%
__% of RB cases are sporadic, unilateral, and early childhood onset
60%
APC mutations are associated with what condition mostly?
FAP
PTEN mutations are associated with what two cancers?
glioblastoma, prostate cancer
RB1 is associated with what 3 cancers?
Retinoblastoma, Breast cancer, osteosarcoma
TP53 is associated with what 2 cancers the most?
colorectal and breast
3 chromosomes associated with frequent LOH in breast carcinomas?
8q, 16q, 17q (includes BRCA1)
3 chromosomes associated with frequent LOH in small-cell lung carcinomas?
3p, 10q, 4q, 5q, 13q, and 17p
loss of heterozygosity may occur by ___, ___, or ___
interstitial deletion, mitotic recombination or nondisjunction
___ is the most common mutational mechanism by which the function of normal RB1 allele is disrupted in hets
LOH
loss of heterozygosity is evidence of what kind of gene?
tumor-suppressor
What kind of cancers are infants with heritable RB who survive childhood cancers more at risk for, especially if they received radiation?
osteogenic sarcomas, fibrosarcomas, melanomas
In RB1, only see eye tumors in what time frame of life?
childhood
Loss of RB1 gene deprives cells of an important ___ and allows uncontrolled proliferation
mitotic checkpoint
Loss of P53 function causes ____
allows cells with damaged DNA to survive and divide, propagating potentially oncogenic mutations
Affected members in ___% of families with LFS carry a TP53 mutation
70%
LFS is a what type of gene?
gatekeeper tumor suppressor
Normal NF1 gene functions in regulation of _______
cell division and neural tissue
NF1 is what type of gene
tumor suppressor
__% of all women in N. America and W. Europe will develop breast cancer in their lifetimes
9%
Familial hereditary cancers in HBOC have what 4 characteristics?
1) multiple affected individuals in family 2) earlier age at onset 3) frequent bilateral disease 4) ovarian and prostate cancer and others
BRCA1 and 2 account for ___% and __ of AD familial breast cancer
50%, 1/3
BRCA2 accounts for ___% of all male breast cancer
10-20%
__% risk of breast cancer by 70yo in women hets for BRCA1 or 2
45-80%
Colon cancer is _____% of all cancers
15%
Besides FAP, what other syndrome is caused by mutations in the APC gene?
Gardner syndrome
condition causing adenomatous polyps with malignancy, osteomas of jaw and desmoid
Gardner syndrome
APC is what type of gene?
gatekeeper tumor-suppressor
__% of colon cancer is caused by HNPCC
2-4%
Males with HNPCC mutations have a 90% LT risk for developing___ cancer and females have a 70 and40% risk for ____ cancer as well as a 10-20% chance of ___, ___, and ___ cancers
colon, endometrial, UT, biliary, ovary
3 most common genes responsible for HNPCC
MLH1, MSH2, MSH6
HNPCC genes are what type of gene?
caretaker tumor-suppressor
microsatellite instability is called ___ phenotype and occurs at 2x orders of magnitude higher frequency in cells lacking both copies of a ___ gene
replication error positive (RER+), mismatch repair
Mutations secondary to repeat instability occurring in tumor suppressor genes?
APC and TGFBR2
Heterozygotes of AR chromosome instability syndromes with caretaker gene mutations are at increased risk for ____
malignant neoplasia
Heterozygotes of Ataxia Telangectasia have 2x increased risk of ___ cancer before 50yo in females
breast
Heterozygotes of Fanconi Anemia can have mutations in what gene that would increase their risk of cancers?
BRCA2
2 genes commonly mutated in sporadic cancers
TP53 and RB1
Genes mutated in sporadic colon cancers? (6)
MLH1, MSH2, APC, RAS, TP53, SMAD4
12% of sporadic colon cancers have a ___ phenotype, but most do not.
RER+ phenotype
How does one determine the chance a woman might have a BRCA1/2 mutation?
family history, age at onset, penetrance, HER2 status (usually triple neg in hereditary cancers)
When the probability of a woman having a BRCA1/2 mutation is 1 in ____ or greater, recommend testing
10
When the probability of a man having a BRCA1/2 mutation is ____, recommend testing
recommend testing for all males with breast cancer
How does one determine the chance a woman might have HNPCC?
age at onset, location of tumor in colon, presence of a second tumor or history of cancer, family history of colon cancer or other cancers, RER+ phenotype of tumor
rare AD condition with massive lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly and development of autoimmune phenomena like antibody-mediated thrombocytopenia and hemolytic anemias like B-cell and Hodgkin lymphomas, Fas receptor and Fas-ligand problems
autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome
phenomenon in which there are many additional copies of a segment of genome present in cell; common in many cancers like neuroblastoma, SCC of head/neck, colon cancer, malignant glioblastomas of brain, readily detected by CGH
gene amplification
very small accessory chromosomes seen on CGH when there is gene amplification
double minutes
areas that don't band normally on CGH and contain multiple, amplified copies of a particular DNA segment
homogeneously staining region
Amplified regions known to include extra copies of which proto-oncogenes stimulate cell growth, block apoptosis, or both (3)
MYC, RAS, epithelial growth factor receptor
amplification of MyCN protooncogene encoding N-Myc is important clinical indicator of prognosis of ____; amplified more in advanced stage and less in early-stage
neuroblastoma
Amplification of genes encoding target of chemo has been implicated as mechanism for development of ___ in patients previously treated with chemo
drug resistance
___% of cancer is due to environment
75%
what is the multistep process of cancer?
normal epithelium->adenoma->late adenoma->early cancer->late cancer
What does the Gail model not incorporate?
cancers besides breast cancer, SDR's, paternal Hx, age at Dx in relatives
What model incorporates age, age at first live birth, age at menarche, # FDR with breast cancer, Br Bx yes/no, # of Br Bx's, presence of atypical hyperplasia, race
Gail model
which model provides an absolute LT risk of breast cancer to age 90 and a 5-year risk of Br Ca
Gail model
Women who have ___ or ___ are not used in the Gail Model
LCIS or DCIS
What is the only risk factor taken into account in the Claus table and how is this calculated?
family history; need to find appropriate table for each family and this can be inaccurate
prior probability testing like BRCAPro, CAgene, MMRPro, and PANCpro offer what?
determine chance an individual will test positive for specific testing; prior probability models
adenosis, apocrine changes, duct ectasia, mild hyperplasia yield ___ risk for cancer
no increased risk
hyperplasia- moderate or florid, sclerosing adenosis yield __ risk for cancer
slightly increased (proliferative with atypia)
atypical ductal or lobular hyperplasia yield ___ risk for cancer
moderately increased, especially with family history of breast cancer
DCIS or LCIS provide ___ risk of cancer
high risk
What type of DCIS has a higher chance of becoming invasive
comedo
Subsequent invasive cancers after LCIS are usually ___, __, __
ductal, multicentric, and bilateral
risk factors for breast cancer
aging, nulliparity, fam Hx, HRT use, early menarche, >2 alcoholic bevs/week, late menopause
protective factors for breast cancer
>4+ hrs exercise/wk, breastfeeding, maintaining ideal body weight (esp. after menopause), having children <30yo
___% of breast and ovarian cancer are hereditary
5-10%
70% of ovarian cancers are associated with ___ mutations, 20% ___, 2% ___, 8% other single gene disorders
BRCA1, BRCA 2, HNPCC
incidence of BRCA1/2 mutations in AJ pop
1/40
How do PARP inhibitors work as treatment for breast cancer?
block PARP (enzyme in DNA base excision repair), cell then dies and spares normal cells; esp. helpful in triple neg breast cancers
gene responsible for tumor suppressing, on chrom 17, protein has role in genomic stability, increases risk of breast cancer, second primary breast cancer, ovarian cancer, colon/pancreatic/male breast cancers
BRCA1
gene responsible for tumor suppressing, on chrom 13, protein has role in genomic stability, increases risk of breast cancer in males and females, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, melanoma,
BRCA2
Mastectomy reduces risk of breast cancer by ___%
>90%
oophorectomy reduces risk of breast cancer by ___% in pre-menopausal women and ovarian cancer risk by ___%
>50% and 80-90%
This drug reduces risk for second breast cancer in BRCA+ women, but also increases risk of uterine cancer
Tamoxifen
this drug reduces risk for second breast cancer without increasing risk of uterine cancer
Raloxifene/AI's
condition increasing risk of sarcoma, brain cancer, breast cancer, leukemia, childhood adrenocortical tumors, choroid plexus tumors
Li Fraumeni Syndrome
condition causing macrocephaly, trichilemmomas (hair follicle tumors), papillomatous papules, Lhermitte-duclose disease with cerebellar dysplastic gangliocytoma (benign brain tumor), breast/thyroid/uterine/thyroid cancers, hamartomatous intestinal polyps, lipomas, fibromas, uterine fibroids, fibrocystic disease of breast, autistic spectrum disorder
Cowden
Thyroid cancers in Cowden are usually what type?
follicular
2/3 to 3/4 of Cowden cases have ___ in addition to thyroid cancers
goiters
50% of women with Cowdens have ___ in addition to uterine/endometrial cancers
fibroids
condition causing macrocephaly, hamartomatous intestinal polyps, speckled penis, proximal muscle myopathy, joint hyperextensibility, pectus, scoliosis, DD, hemangiomatosis, lipomatosis, increased cancer risk
Bannayan-Riley-Ruvacalba
condition causing connective tissue nevi, disproportionate overgrowth, lipomas or absence of fat, vascular malformations, facial phenotype
Proteus syndrome
CHEK2 1100delC, PALB2, ATM, and BRIP1 are all genes that are low penetrance but do increase risk of ___ cancer
breast
risk factors for colorectal cancer
aging, personal history of CRC or adenomas, high fat/low fiber diet, IBD with UC or Crohen's, family history of CRC, hereditary colon cancer syndromes
General US pop risk of CRC is ___%
5-6%
___% of CRC is sporadic, __% familial, __% FAP, __% HNPCC ___% rare CRC syndromes
65-85%, 10-30%, 1%, 5%, 0.1%
condition with AD inheritance, APC tumor suppressor gene on chromosome 5q, 100% risk of cancer if untreated polyposis, elevated risk of upper GI/osteoma/thyroid/brain/hepatoblastoma cancers, CHRPE, 100's to 1000's of colorectal adenomatous polyps
FAP
variant of FAP, features of FAP as well as desmoid tumors, osteomas, supernumerary teeth, CHRPE, soft tissue skin tumors
Gardner's Syndrome
variant of FAP with later onset (50yo), >20 but <100 polyps, no CHRPE, upper GI lesions, mutations at 5' and 3' ends of APC gene
attenuated FAP
Clinical management for FAP
annual colonoscopy, colectomy, annual upper endoscopy, chemoprevention, monitoring for desmoids, genetic testing in family
found mutation in AJ population, associated with increased LT CRC risk, phenotype indistinguishable from sporadic CRC
APC mutation I1307K
AR inheritance, colon polyposis syndrome, >15 polyps and <1000's, onset in 50's, polyps adenomatous,"", increase in risk of duodenal polyps and duodenal cancer, ovarian, bladder and skin cancer (sebaceous gland tumors)
MYH-associated polyposis (MAP)
Y165C and G382D
common MYH-associated polyposis gene mutations
what is the difference between "HNPCC" and "Lynch Syndrome"
HNPCC are families that meet Amsterdam criteria and Lynch syndrome are families that actually have a known germline MMR gene mutation
What is Amsterdam criteria for HNPCC?
3+ relatives with verified CRC in family, one of relatives an FDR, 2+ generations, 1 CRC by age 50yo, FAP excluded
Revised Bethesda guidelines determine if tumors should be tested for IHC/MSI; describe these guideline
CRC in pt>50yo, synchronous or metachronous CRC's or other tumors associated with HNPCC, CRC with high MSI or DX'd in <60yo patient, CRC or tumor associated with HNPCC Dx'd<50yo in at least 1 FDR, CRC or tumor associated with HNPCC dx'd at any age in 2 FDR or SDR
LT risk of cancer with Lynch Syndrome?
70%
Tumor is usually on the ____ part of the colon and ____ type in Lynch Syndrome
R side proximal, signet ring or mucinous or tumor-infiltrating medullary pattern
LS increases risk of what type of extracolonic cancers?
endometrial, stomach, ovarian, pancreas, ureter/renal pelvis, biliary tract
condition with same risks as Lynch Syndrome and additionally sebaceous gland adenomas and keratocanthomas, mostly MSH2 mutations but also MLH1
Muir-Torret Syndrome
condition with same risks as Lynch Syndrome and additionally glioblastoma
Turcot syndrome
If a tumor has MSI high, is positive (present) for all IHC proteins, and a BRAF mutation, then tumor is likely due to ____
sporadic
If tumor has MSI high, any IHC - and neg for BRAF mutation, then tumor is likely due to ____
germline mutation
Homozygous ___ mutations in this mismatch repair gene leads to severe phenotype of Lynch Syndrome with early onset CRC, duodenal cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, childhoood brain tumors, CAL spots
PMS2
Surveillance for HNPCC
colonoscopy beginning at 20-25yo and repeat 1-2 yrs, transvaginal U/S and endometrial Bx annually beginning at 25-35yo, urinalysis annually, upper GI EGD beginning 30-35yo and repeat every 1-2 yrs
prophylactic surgery options for HNPCC
subtotal colectomy, hysterectomy, oophorectomy, polypectomy, proctocolectomy
__% of families that meet Amsterdam criteria will not have detectable mutation or MSI in colon tumor
45%
HNPCC families without MMR gene mutation or phenotype of Lynch with MSS, intact IHC, do not show other HNPCC associated cancers, may show later agge of onset, lower rates of second tumors, unknown genes involved
familial colon cancer syndrome X
describe the 2 subtypes of Turcot's syndrome
APC mutations associated with medulloblastomas and MMR mutations associated with glioblastomas
GI hamartomomas, dark pigmentation around mouth, fingers, toes which may fade after puberty, freckling on lips across vermilion border; increased risk of small bowel, ovary, sex-cord tumors (Sertoli cell tumor), pancreatic cancer, stomach, colon, breast, ovarian, uterine, and lung cancers, <100 hamartomatous GI polyps and most common in small intestine, adenomatous polyps sometimes, polyps in respiratory tract and UT, obstruction, intussusceptions, abdominal pain, GI bleeding
Peutz-Jegher
gene mutation in Peutz-Jegher
STK11
multiple juvenile GI polyps from stomach to rectum, hamartomatous polyps, 3-5 up to 100 juvenile polyps are Dx, presents with bleeding, Dx'd at ANY age, risk for colon, stomach and small bowel cancer; AD inheritance
Juvenile polyposis syndrome
Mutations in what genes cause juvenile polyposis syndrome?
BMPR1A and SMAD4
Some people who have SMAD4 mutations have juvenile polyposis syndrome and ___
HHT
Mutation causing hereditary diffuse gastric cancer/lobular breast cancer?
CDH1
hundreds of foci in diffuse gastric carcinoma, signet ring carcinomas, onset 40yo, higher risk for lobular breast cancer, AD inheritance, CDH1 gene mutation
hereditary diffuse gastric cancer/lobular breast cancer
clinical management of hereditary diffuse gastric cancer/lobular breast cancer
prophylactic total gastrectomy at about 20yo, endoscopic screening for those who decline surgery or those too young
adenocarcinoma derived from renal tubule epithelium; hereditary forms usually multifocal, bilat and early age of onset, sporadic often solitary lesions
renal cell carcinoma
70-80% of RCC's are ____ type, 10-15% are ___, 3-5% are ____, and 1% are ___
clear cell, chromophile-papillary, chromophobe, collecting duct
condition with AD inheritance, 24.7yo mean age of onset, hemangioblastomas in cerebellum, retina and spine, endolymphatic sac tumors, pancreatic cysts and hemangioblastomas, pheos, RCC's multiple renal cysts, bilateral papillary cystadenomas of broad ligament or epididymis, liver hemangiomas, pulmonary hemangiomas
VHL
___% of VHL is de novo and ___% sensitive in testing
20%, 100%
Type 1 VHL patients are at ___ risk of hemangioblastoma, __ risk of RCC, ___ risk of pheos
high, high, low
Type 2A VHL patients are at __ risk of hemangioblastioma, __ risk of RCC, __ risk of pheos
high, low, high
Type 2B VHL patients are at ___ risk of hemangioblastoma, ___ risk of RCC, __ risk of pheos
high, high, high
Type 2C VHL patients are ___ risk of hemangioblastomas, ___ risk of RCC, __ risk of pheos
no, no, high
Screening for VHL
full MRI of brain/spine at 11yo, opthalmological exam <5yo, every 6 mo's 15-30yo, annual or semi-annual contrast CT or MRI in childhood, biochemical screening starting at 5yo
bilateral, multifocal papillary renal cancer, 50-70yo onset, kidney only affected organ, d/t activation of proto-oncogene c-MET
hereditary papillary renal carcinoma
RCC (chromophobe, hybrid chromophobe/oncocytomas, clear cell type occasionally, often multiple and bilateral), fibrofolliculomas, pulmonary cysts and spontaneous pneumothoraces, BHD gene mutation, protein product is folliculin, AD inheritance,
Birt Hogg Dube
cutaneous leiomyomata, fibroids, renal tumors- type II papillary, collecting duct cancer, occasional clear cell, AD inheritance, FH gene mutation
hereditary leiomyomatosis and Renal Cell Ca
multiple CAL, axillary freckling and macrocephaly, NO lisch nodules/neurofibromas/CNS tumors, Noonan-like dysmorphology, DD
NF1
multiple cutaneous and spinal schwannomas, tumors of peripheral nerve sheath, not vestibular schwannomas, AD inheritance, mutations in NF2/SMARCB1/IGLC1/INI1
schwannomatosis
2 types, type 1 is classic form with angiomyolipomas, renal cysts, RCC, tubers in brain and type 2 is milder with increased risk of psychiatric disease and polycystic kidneys; Skin: hypomelanotic macules, facial angiofibroma, shagren patch, ungual fibromata. CNS: subependymal glial nodules, cortical tubers, giant cell astrocytoma, seizures. Renal: angiomyolipomas, epithelial cysts, <1% malignant transformation. Heart: cardiac rhabdomyomas, regress in infancy without intervention. Lymph: lymphangiomatosis (TSC2, women 20-40yo)Eye: hamartomas or achromic patches.
tuberous sclerosis (TSC)
85-90% of thyroid cancers are ____ type
well-differentiated
85.90% of well-differentiated thyroid cancer is ___ type and 10% is ____
papillary, follicular
75% of thyroid cancer is ___ (inheritance)
sporadic
__% of thyroid cancer is hereditary
10%
20% of hereditary thyroid cancer is ____ and ___; 2% is ___
MEN2A and 2B, FMTC
Bilateral MTC and familial pattern seen in what condition?
FMTC
Bilateral MTC, familial pattern, pheos and hyperparathyroidism seen in what condition?
MEN2A
95% of people with MEN2 have what subtype?
2A
bilateral MTC in early childhood, familial and not, pheos, mucosal neuromas, intestinal ganglioneuromas, marfanoid habitus, medullated corneal nerve fibers, problems with colonic function seen in what condition?
MEN2B
MEN2B medical management
prophylactic thyroid surgery in first 6 months of life, if level 2 mutations then thyroidectomy before 5yo and if level 1, thyroidectomy before 10yo
Any patient with medullary thyroid carcinoma should be tested for ____
RET mutations
Subtype of MEN with 100% risk of MTC, 50% risk of pheos, and 10-20% risk of hyperparathyroidism
2
Thyroid cancer syndrome where 95% of cases have parathyroid tumors and onset 20-25yrs, pituitary tumors, endocrine tumors of gastro-entero-pancreatic tract, adrenocortical tumors, AD inheritance, facial angiofibroma, collagenoma, CAL, lipomas
MEN1
tumors that arise in neuroendocrine tissue
paragangliomas
tumors that hypersecrete catecholamines, can be found in abdomen or thorax, usually termed extra adrenal pheo
sympathetic paraganglioma
tumors that are usually in head/neck region, biochemically silent, glomus tumors, chemodectomas, carotid body tumors, nonchomaffin tumors, named by location
parasympathetic paraganglioma
rare tumors most frequently arising from the adrenal medulla, hypersecrete catecholamines causing episodic sweating/BP elevations/anxiety/palpations/weight loss
pheos
When someone is <35yo with PH/FPGL Dx (one instance), family history or syndromic presentation, extra-adrenal or multiple tumors, and/or bilateral adrenal tumors or a second instance of malignant tumor, what condition/gene would you consider?
VHL
If there is a family history or syndromic presentation, a Dx of PH/FPGL, <35yo diagnosis, bilateral adrenal tumors, what gene would you consider?
RET
If there is a family history or syndromic presentation, extra-adrenal or multiple tumors, Dx of PH/FPGL, 2nd instance of PH/FPGL <35yo diagnosis in family, apparently sporadic presentation, 2nd instance of bilateral adrenal tumors in family, and malignant tumor or 2nd instance of malignant tumor, what genes to consider?
SDHB,SDHB
condition with SDHD gene mutations, pheos or PGL, head and neck paragangliomas, AD inheritance, maternal genomic imprinting
PGL1
condition with HPGL, rare, SHDC gene, AD inheritance
PGL3
condition with SDHB gene mutation, HPGL, sPGL (extra-adrenal pheos), adrenal pheos, 50% of pheos are malignant, higher risk for malignant paragangliomas, mean age of Dx 30's-50's, AD without maternal imprinting
PGL4
having pheos, gastric leiomyosarcoma, pulmonary chondroma and adrenal adenomas is called the ___
carney triad
which conditions have the carney triad?
familial PGl and gastric stromal sarcoma, VHL, MEN2, NF1
90% of melanoma is inherited how?
nonfamilial
20-40% of hereditary melanomas have ___ gene mutations and <3% are due to ___ gene mutations
CDKN2A, CDK4
Candidates for genetic counseling with melanomas?
individuals with >3 primary invasive melanomas, 2+ cases of melanoma in a family and/or pancreatic cancer among FDR or SDR in same lineage
3 genes that play a smaller role in melanoma?
p14^ARF, CDK4, and MC1R
ABCD warning signs for skin cancers?
Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter
Screening for people with risk factors for melanoma?
derm exams starting at 10yo, heightened at puberty and pregnancy, body photography for moles, monthly skin checks, sun protective behaviors, pancreatic screening, annual MRI-MRCP and endoscopic U/S
A person's risk of melanoma with a CDKN2A mutation varies by ____
location (higher in Australia, lower in Europe for instance)
Pancreatic risk in a family with CDKN2A mutations can be as high as ___%
25%
a family with CDKN2A mutations is said to have what syndrome?
Familial Malignant Melanoma Mole Syndrome
condition with high risk for basal cell carcinomas, jaw keratyocysts, PTCH mutations, AD inheritance, pits on palms of hands or soles of feet, macrocephally, medulloblastoma in childhood, CL/P, bifid ribs or wedge-shaped spinal bones, extra fingers/toes, eye problems, cardiac or ovarian fibromas, abdominal cysts
NBCCS (Gorlin)
condition with extreme photosensitivity, defective endonuclease activity and defective nucleotide excision repair, cell hypersensitivity to UV induced DNA damage pyrimidine dimers, premature skin again, many skin cancers often by 8yo, all sun exposure avoided, AR inheritance
XP
condition with immmunodeficiency, progressive cerebellar ataxia (1-4yo), wheelchair bound by 10yo, telangiectasis of conjunctivae, enhanced sensitivity to radiation, increased risk of leukemia/lymphoma, AR inheritance
ataxia telangectasia
Which test is more sensitive than genetic testing for AT?
immunoblotting
What protein is elevated in individuals with AT?
AFP
condition with short stature, changes in skin pigmentation, radial malformations of thumbs/forearms, progressive bone marrow failure with thrombocytopenia and leukopenia by 8yo, myelodysplastic syndrome or AML, solid tumors of head/neck/esophagus/cervix/liver, hypersensitivity to mitomycin C or diepoxybutane
Fanconi Anemia
Dx testing for FA
chromosome breakage/DEB testing
The majority of people with FA have what subtype?
FANCA (66%)
Family history of Wilms Tumor is present in __% of cases
1-2
most common renal tumor in children
Wilms tumor
2 familial genes causing increased incidence of bilateral Wilms tumor and earlier age of onset
FWT1/2
overgrowth syndromes causing Wilms tumor
BWS and isolated hemihypertrophy
non-overgrowth syndromes causing Wilms Tumor
WAGR, Denys-Drash
50% of BWS is due ____, 20% due to ____, 10% due to ____, 2-7% due to _____
DMR2 loss of methylation, paternal UPD, CDKN1C mutation, DMR1 gain of methylation
related tumors with an RB1 mutation
pinealoma or primitive neuroectrodermal tumors of the brain, osteosarcomas, soft tissue sarcomas, melanoma
cancer seen in a tumor with trisomy 8
myeloid neoplasia
cancer seen when there are deletions of 5q21-22
colon cancer
cancer seen when there are deletions of 11p13 or 11p15
Wilms tumor
cancer seen when there are deletions of 13q14.2
retinoblastoma
mutation in which gene causes Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba?
PTEN
FLCN / BHD genes are associated with what condition?
Birt-Hogg-Dube
myxomas of heart and skin, hyperpigmentation of skin (lentiginosis), endocrine overactivity, embolic strokes, heart failure, fever, joint pain, SOB, diastolic rumble and tumor polyp, endocrine tumors and Cushing syndrome
Carney Complex (formerly NAME and LAMB syndromes)
PRKAR1A gene is associated with what condition?
Carney complex/NAME/LAMB syndromes
rare bone tumor at base of skull, in vertebrae or tailbone, become symptomatic in second decade or life or later, grow slowly and ambiguous symptoms
chordoma (familial)
leukocytosis, splenomegaly, fatigue and malaise, additional chromosomal abnormalities in the tumor, aenmia, thrombocytosis and thrombocytopenia, fever, bone lesions; blast crisis in acute leukemia, BCR-ABL oncogene
CML
BCR-ABL oncogene is associated with what condition?
CML
nail dystrophy, lacey reticular skin hyperpigmentation or generalized hyperpigmentation muscosal leukoplakia, BM failure frequent, short stature, premature loss of hair and teeth, hyperhidrosis of palms and soles, telangiectasiae, hair tufts with hyperkeratotic plugs, keratinized basal cell papillomas, pulmonary fibrosis, esophageal stricture, urethral stricture, liver dz, GI abnormalities, increased predisposition to SCC of head and neck and AML. AD type more mild.
dyskeratosis congenita
inheritance of dyskeratosis congenita
XLR (majority) and AD if in TERC gene or AR if in NOP10/NOLA3, TINF2 genes
hyperkeratosis of esophagus by teens leading to esophageal cancer
familial esophageal cancer, Howel-Evans Syndrome
May see parathyroid hyperplasia, parathyroid adenomas, cystic parathyroid adenomas, elevated parathyroid hormone levels (renal stones, hypercalcemia, osteoporosis, pancreatitis). Parathyroid malignancy is in about 15% of neoplastic glands so aggressive management advicsed. Parathyroid adenomas seen in males>females at about 32yo, fibrous maxillary or mandibular tumors resemble ossifying or cementifying fibromas (30%), hamartomas, multiple cysts or polycystic renal disease, renal cortical adenomas, renal failure, benign uterine disease
familial hyperparathyroidism with multiple ossifying jaw fibromas and familial cystic parathyroid adenomatosis
gene associated with familial hyperparathyroidism with multiple ossifying jaw fibromas and familial cystic parathyroid adenomatosis
HRPT2
multiple GI stromal tumors, cutaneous hyperpigmentation with multiple nevi and/or urticaria pigmentosum, dysphagia, upper GI pain, GI bleeding, hyperpigmentation, GI autonomic nerve tumors with hyperplasia and severe diverticulosis, GISTS malignant, cancers in stomach mostly then small intestine and esophagus/colon/rectum
GIST and Multiple GI autonomic nerve tumors
C-KIT, PDFFRA genes associated with what condition?
GISTs (hereditary)
gene associated with Gorlin
PTCH
poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma infiltrating into stomach wall causing thickening of wall without forming distinct mass, signet ring carcinoma or isolated cell type carcinoma also seen in this condition, women have risk of lobular breast cancer too
hereditary diffuse gastric cancer
CDH1 is gene associated with what condition
CDH1
cutaneous leiomyomata on trunk/extremities/face increasing in size and number with age, uterine leiomyomata (fibroids), and/or single renal tumor causing back pain, hematuria, leydig cells of testis/breast/bladder cancers
hereditary leiomyomatosis and RCC
FH (fumarate hydratase) gene mutation is associated with what condition?
hereditary leiomyomatosis and RCC
CDKN2A, CDK4, and CMM4, CMM1 are all genes associated with what condition?
hereditary multiple myeloma
condition with elevated risk of multiple melanomas on upper trunk and limbs, pancreatic cancer, astrocytomas, breast cancer, and ocular melanoma
hereditary multiple myeloma
increased risk of congenital central hypoventilation syndrome, neuroblastoma, ganglioneuroblastoma, ganglioneuroma, increased urinary catecholamines, bilateral adrenal or multifocal primary tumor
hereditary neuroblastoma
PHOX2B gene associated with what condition?
hereditary neuroblastoma
PALLD is a gene associated with what condition?
hereditary pancreatic cancer
MET is a gene associated with what condition?
hereditary papillary RCC
paragangliomas in head/neck and pheos, extra-adrenal malignant transformations, associated with SDHD/SDHC/SDHB/SHDAF2 genes
hereditary paraganglioma/Pheo Syndrome
which genes exhibit parent of origin effect in hereditary paraganglioma/pheo syndrome?
SDHFA2 and SDHD
SDHFA2 and SDHD exhibit more paragangliomas and pheos when inherited from which parent?
paternal
HPC, HPC2, PCAP, HPCX, CAPB, HPC20, MSR1, BRCA1/2, NBS1 (9% of men), CHEK2, KLF6 are associated with what condition?
hereditary prostate cancer
condition with increased risk of colorectal cancer, multiple primary breast cancers, stomach/small bowel/pancreas/kidney/endometrium/ovaries cancers, middle adulthood onset, mismatch repair gene problem
HNPCC/Lynch
increased risk of hodgkin's lymphoma, CLL, NHL, breast, ovarian, kidney, cervical and brain cancers
familial Hodgkin lymphoma
hamartomatous polyps in GI tract; most benign but malignant transformation can occur, BMPR1A and SMAD4 mutations; named for type of polyps
Juvenile polyposis
BMPR1A and SMAD4 associated with which condition?
juvenile polyposis
sarcoma of bone, cartile, soft tissue, early onset breast cancer, spine or brain tumor, childhood adrenocortical tumors, Wilms tumor, malignant phyllodes tumor
LFS
P53 and CHEK2 mutations are associated with what condition?
LFS
embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, Wilms tumor, leukemias, severe IUGR<microcephaly, anomalies of eyes, dysmorphism, DD, seizures, congenital heart anomalies, GU anomalies, Dandy-Walker complex, quadriplegia, suspect sarcomas and hematological abnormalities
mosaic variegated aneuploidy
BUB1B associated with what condition?
mosaic variegated aneuploidy
familial multiple myeloma seen associated with what gene?
BRCA2
benign nerve tumors like schwannomas, meningiomas, ependymonas, astrocytoma, bilateral acoustic schwannoma, HL, tinnitus, balance problems, cataracts, mononeuropathy, CAL, 36yo average age of death
NF2
Growth deficiency, microcephaly, sloping forehead, prominent midface, retrognathia, recurrent sinopulmonary infections, decline in cognition after 1yr with mild ID, POF frequent, hyper and hypopigmented irregular spots, immunodeficiency (IgA, agammaglobulinemia, T-cell defects), chromosomal inversions and translocations involving immunoglobulin loci (esp chrom 7 and 14). Increased risk of chromosome breaks and multiradials formed among nonhomologous chroms and exposure to ionizing radiation or radiomimetic agents increases this further. 35% develop malignancy- usually B-cell lymphomas or hematopoetic malignancy. maybe also glioma, rhabdomyosarcoma, medulloblastoma, prostate and breast cancer, GI lymphoma, gastric and colorectal cancer
Nijmegen Breakage syndrome or AT variant or Berlin Breakage Syndrome
NBS1 gene mutation associated with what condition
Nijmegen Breakage syndrome
Multiple primary RT's in affected individuals (ex: brain, kidney) at very young age. Also see renal and extrarenal malignant AT/RTs, choroid plexus carcinoma, medulloblastoma, central PNET, meningioma, myoepithelioma, familial schwannomatosis
rhabdoid predisposition syndrome
SNF5 associated with what condition
rhabdoid predisposition syndrome
sun-sensitive rash (100%) btw 3-6mo as erythema, swelling, blistering on cheeks and face then spread to buttocks and extremities sparing chest/back/abdomen then leads to poikiloderma (telangiectasias, reticulated pigmentation, punctate dermal atrophy) through adulthood. may also have small stature, skeletal dysplasia, radial ray defects, sparse scalp hair, sparse brows or lashes, cataracts, osteosarcoma, skin cancer
rothmund-thomson syndrome
RECQL4 mutation associated with what condition?
Rothmund-thomson syndrome
undescended testes, inguinal hernias, hypospadias, reduced fertility, semen abnormalities, bilateral testicular germ cell tumors. 2-3x increased risk of sporadic and familial TGCT. Bilateral cancers 3.5times more frequent in familial than sporadic.
testicular germ cell tumor, familial
TGCT1 on X-chromosome associated with what condition?
testicular germ cell tumor, familial
nephrogenic rests, benign foci of embryonal kidney cells persisting abnormally into postnatal life, additional intralobar rests associated with WAGR and D-D, perilobar rests with BWS. Wilms tumor has potential for local and distant spread. Usually presents as abdominal mass (42-47mo's unilat, 30-33 mo's bilat) causing abdominal pain, fever, anemia, hematuria, HTN (25-30%), 5-10% have bilateral or multicentric tumors
Wilms tumors
WT1 associated with what conditions?
WAGR, Denys-Drash, Frasier, GU anomalies
XPA, XPC, ERCC2-6 and 8, POLH, DDB2 associated with what condition?
Xeroderma pigmentosum
ATM is gene involved in what condition?
ATM