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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

The most common cause of cowden syndrome is PTEN gene mutations. PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS) which includes a group of many disorders Cowden syndrome (CS), Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome (BRRS) and Proteus and Proteus-like syndrome (PS).

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Common Genetic Causes

Common causes of cowden syndrome may include:[1][2]

Less Common Genetic Causes

Less common causes of cowden syndrome include:[3][4]


References

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  2. Nelen MR, Padberg GW, Peeters EA, Lin AY, van den Helm B, Frants RR, Coulon V, Goldstein AM, van Reen MM, Easton DF, Eeles RA, Hodgsen S, Mulvihill JJ, Murday VA, Tucker MA, Mariman EC, Starink TM, Ponder BA, Ropers HH, Kremer H, Longy M, Eng C (May 1996). "Localization of the gene for Cowden disease to chromosome 10q22-23". Nat. Genet. 13 (1): 114–6. doi:10.1038/ng0596-114. PMID 8673088.
  3. Bennett KL, Mester J, Eng C (December 2010). "Germline epigenetic regulation of KILLIN in Cowden and Cowden-like syndrome". JAMA. 304 (24): 2724–31. doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1877. PMID 21177507.
  4. Cho YJ, Liang P (April 2008). "Killin is a p53-regulated nuclear inhibitor of DNA synthesis". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 105 (14): 5396–401. doi:10.1073/pnas.0705410105. PMC 2291080. PMID 18385383.
  5. Ni Y, Zbuk KM, Sadler T, Patocs A, Lobo G, Edelman E, Platzer P, Orloff MS, Waite KA, Eng C (August 2008). "Germline mutations and variants in the succinate dehydrogenase genes in Cowden and Cowden-like syndromes". Am. J. Hum. Genet. 83 (2): 261–8. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2008.07.011. PMC 2495063. PMID 18678321.
  6. Yehia L, Niazi F, Ni Y, Ngeow J, Sankunny M, Liu Z, Wei W, Mester JL, Keri RA, Zhang B, Eng C (November 2015). "Germline Heterozygous Variants in SEC23B Are Associated with Cowden Syndrome and Enriched in Apparently Sporadic Thyroid Cancer". Am. J. Hum. Genet. 97 (5): 661–76. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2015.10.001. PMC 4667132. PMID 26522472.
  7. Colby S, Yehia L, Niazi F, Chen J, Ni Y, Mester JL, Eng C (November 2016). "Exome sequencing reveals germline gain-of-function EGFR mutation in an adult with Lhermitte-Duclos disease". Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud. 2 (6): a001230. doi:10.1101/mcs.a001230. PMC 5111001. PMID 27900366.

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