🚨 New Gene Alert! 🚨
RPS20 has been identified as a colorectal cancer risk gene:
- Predisposes to MMR-proficient colorectal cancer
- Mutations in this gene are RARE
- Level of risk is high for loss of function mutations (may be similar to MLH1/Lynch syndrome mutations)
Learn more at:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39920491/
Reference: Amiot et al. Fam Cancer. 2025;24(1):22. PMID: 39920491.
https://www.gimopen.org/article/S2949-7744(25)00981-1/fulltext
Reference: Herrera-Mullar et al. Genetics in Medicine Open. 2025;3(2):2949-7744. DOI: 10.1016/j.gimo.2025.102942
