Chromosome 18

Genes Linked with Cancer (31)

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Gene Location Aliases Abnormalities Implicated in
MC2R 18p11.21 ACTHR-Adrenocortical Cancer
-Testicular Cancer
RALBP1 18p11.22 RIP1, RLIP1, RLIP76-Colorectal Cancer
-Liver Cancer
-Lung Cancer
-Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell
-Pancreatic Cancer
-Prostate Cancer
EPB41L3 18p11.31 4.1B, DAL1, DAL-1-Breast Cancer
-Cervical Cancer
-Lung Cancer
-Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell
TYMS 18p11.32 TS, TMS, HST422-Acute Lymphocytic Leukaemia (ALL)
-Breast Cancer
-Colorectal Cancer
-Lung Cancer
-Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell
-Stomach Cancer
ADCYAP1 18p11.32 PACAP-Pituitary Tumors
YES1 18p11.32 Yes, c-yes, HsT441, P61-YES-Breast Cancer
-Colorectal Cancer
-Liver Cancer
-Melanoma
ROCK1 18q11.1 ROCK-I, P160ROCK-Bone Cancer (primary)
-Breast Cancer
-Colorectal Cancer
-Lung Cancer
-Prostate Cancer
-Stomach Cancer
MIB1 18q11.2 MIB, DIP1, ZZZ6, DIP-1, LVNC7, ZZANK2-Brain Tumours, Childhood
-Breast Cancer
-Cervical Cancer
-Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma
-Prostate Cancer
-Salivary Gland Cancer
-Skin Cancer
-Stomach Cancer
-Testicular Cancer
IMPACT 18q11.2-q12.1 RWDD5
RBBP8 18q11.2 RIM, COM1, CTIP, JWDS, SAE2, SCKL2-Breast Cancer
-Ovarian Cancer
GATA6 18q11.2 -Adrenocortical Cancer
-Lung Cancer
-Ovarian Cancer
-Pancreatic Cancer
-Rectal Cancer
-Stomach Cancer
SS18 18q11.2 SYT, SSXTSomatic
Translocation
-Synovial Sarcoma
ZNF521 18q11.2 EHZF, Evi3Somatic-Acute Lymphocytic Leukaemia (ALL)
-Medulloblastoma
-Pancreatic Cancer
CDH2 18q12.1 CDHN, NCAD, CD325, CDw325-Breast Cancer
-Cervical Cancer
-Liver Cancer
-Lung Cancer
-Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell
-Prostate Cancer
-Testicular Cancer
MBD1 18q21.1 RFT, PCM1, CXXC3-Breast Cancer
-Colorectal Cancer
-Lung Cancer
-Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell
-Pancreatic Cancer
-Prostate Cancer
SMAD7 18q21.1 CRCS3, MADH7, MADH8-Breast Cancer
-Colorectal Cancer
-Pancreatic Cancer
-Stomach Cancer
-Uterine Sarcoma
SMAD2 18q21.1 JV18, MADH2, MADR2, JV18-1, hMAD-2, hSMAD2-Bladder Cancer
-Breast Cancer
-Colorectal Cancer
-Eye Cancer
-Lung Cancer
-Pancreatic Cancer
-Uterine Sarcoma
DCC 18q21.2 CRC18, CRCR1, MRMV1, IGDCC1, NTN1R1-Colorectal Cancer
-Stomach Cancer
-Testicular Cancer
POLI 18q21.2 RAD30B, RAD3OB-Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
-Bladder Cancer
-Brain Tumours, Childhood
-Breast Cancer
-Cervical Cancer
-Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
-Lung Cancer
-Thyroid Cancer
TCF4 18q21.2 E2-2, ITF2, PTHS, SEF2, FECD3, ITF-2, SEF-2, TCF-4, SEF2-1, SEF2-1A, SEF2-1B, SEF2-1D, bHLHb19-Breast Cancer
-Colorectal Cancer
-Liver Cancer
SMAD4 18q21.2 JIP, DPC4, MADH4, MYHRSGermline & Somatic-Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
-Breast Cancer
-Cervical Cancer
-Colorectal Cancer
-Liver Cancer
-Lung Cancer
-Pancreatic Cancer
-Stomach Cancer
MBD2 18q21.2 DMTase, NY-CO-41-Bladder Cancer
-Breast Cancer
-Lung Cancer
-Prostate Cancer
-Stomach Cancer
-Uterine Sarcoma
MIR122 18q21.31 MIR122A, MIRN122, mir-122, MIRN122A, miRNA122, miRNA122A, hsa-mir-122-Colorectal Cancer
-Liver Cancer
-Osteosarcoma
-Prostate Cancer
MALT1 18q21.32 MLT, MLT1, IMD12, PCASP1Somatic
Translocation
-MALT Lymphoma
-Lung Cancer
-Skin Cancer
-Stomach Cancer
SERPINB2 18q21.33-q22.1 PAI, PAI2, PAI-2, PLANH2, HsT1201-Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
-Bone Cancer (primary)
-Breast Cancer
-Lung Cancer
-Prostate Cancer
PHLPP1 18q21.33 SCOP, PHLPP, PPM3A, PLEKHE1-Prostate Cancer
SERPINB5 18q21.33 PI5, maspin-Breast Cancer
-Lung Cancer
-Ovarian Cancer
-Prostate Cancer
-Stomach Cancer
TNFRSF11A 18q21.33 FEO, OFE, ODFR, OSTS, PDB2, RANK, CD265, OPTB7, TRANCER, LOH18CR1-Breast Cancer
-Lung Cancer
-Multiple Myeloma
-Osteosarcoma
-Prostate Cancer
KDSR 18q21.33 DHSR, FVT1, SDR35C1Somatic
BCL2 18q21.33 Bcl-2, PPP1R50Somatic
Translocation
-MALT Lymphoma
-Acute Lymphocytic Leukaemia (ALL)
-Breast Cancer
-Cervical Cancer
-Lung Cancer
-Small Cell Lung Cancer
-Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
-Oral Cavity Cancer
-Osteosarcoma
-Salivary Gland Cancer
-Uterine Sarcoma
NFATC1 18q23 NFAT2, NFATc, NF-ATC, NF-ATc1.2Somatic
Translocation
-Bone Cancer (primary)
-Breast Cancer
-Multiple Myeloma
-Ovarian Cancer
-Pancreatic Cancer

Structural Abnormalities

Selected list of common recurrent structural abnormalities - Chromosome 18:

This is a highly selective list aiming to capture structural abnormalies which are frequesnt and/or significant in relation to diagnosis, prognosis, and/or characterising specific cancers. For a much more extensive list see the Mitelman Database of Chromosome Aberrations and Gene Fusions in Cancer.

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