Endocrine oncology

Prioritization of predisposition genes for familial non-medullary thyroid cancer by whole-genome sequencing

Eur J EndocrinolPublished Whole-genome sequencing study

Authors' conclusion

Our results implicate the first germline variant in RET in a family with NMTC as well as the first germline variants in PTGIR, GALNT10, and UBN1 in TC.

Study context

Population
Affected and unaffected members of an Italian non-medullary thyroid cancer (NMTC) familyone family
Outcome
Prioritized possibly pathogenic germline variants
Methodological detailssingle family, in silico variant prioritization
  • Single family
  • In silico variant prioritization

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Coding variants prioritized by FCVPPv2

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Original publication

Prioritization of predisposition genes for familial non-medullary thyroid cancer by whole-genome sequencing. Eur J Endocrinol. Published 3 April 2025. doi:10.1093/ejendo/lvaf045

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