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GENATLAS PHENOTYPE
last update : 17-04-2010
Symbol MTS
Location 2p21
Name Muir-Torre syndrome
Corresponding gene MSH2 , TIMM8A
Main clinical features
  • non polyposis colorectal cancer with multiple cutaneous sebaceous neoplasms and genitourinary carcinoma, or keratoacanthomas
  • characterized by the development of cancers in the colorectum and endometrium, and to a lesser extent, cancers of the stomach, urinary tract, ovaries, small bowel and brain
  • Genetic determination autosomal dominant
    Function/system disorder digestive tract/gastrointestinal
    Type malignancy
    Gene product
    Name yeast mutator gene homolog (MSH2)
    Remark(s)