Li-Fraumeni syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics | li-fraumeni syndrome

YouAreHere:Home→Genetics→GeneticConditions→Li-FraumenisyndromeURLofthispage:https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/li-fraumeni-syndrome/Li-FraumenisyndromeFromGeneticsHomeReference.LearnmoreDescriptionLi-Fraumenisyndromeisararedisorderthatgreatlyincreasestheriskofdevelopingseveraltypesofcancer,particularlyinchildrenandyoungadults.ThecancersmostoftenassociatedwithLi-Fraumenisyndromeincludebreastcancer,aformofbonecancercalledosteosarcoma,andcancersofsofttissues(suchasmuscle)calledsofttissuesarcomas.Othercancerscommonlyseeninthissyndromeincludebraintumors,cancersofblood-formingtissues(leukemias),andacancercalledadrenocorticalcarcinomathataffectstheouterlayeroftheadrenalglands(smallhormone-producingglandsontopofeachkidney).SeveralothertypesofcanceralsooccurmorefrequentlyinpeoplewithLi-Fraumenisyndrome.AverysimilarconditioncalledLi-Fraumeni-likesyndromesharesmanyofthefeaturesofclassicLi-Fraumenisyndrome.Bothconditionssignificantlyincreasethechancesofdevelopingmultiplecancersbeginninginchildhood;however,thepatternofspecificcancersseeninaffectedfamilymembersisdifferent.FrequencyLi-Fraumenisyndromeisthoughttooccurin1in5,000to1in20,000peopleworldwide.CausesLi-FraumenisyndromeisassociatedwithmutationsintheTP53gene.Nearlythree-quartersoffamilieswithLi-Fraumenisyndromeandaboutone-quarterwithLi-Fraumeni-likesyndromehavegermlinemutationsintheTP53gene.Germlinemutationsaretypicallyinheritedandarepresentinessentiallyeverycellinthebody.TP53isatumorsuppressorgene,whichmeansthatitnormallyhelpscontrolthegrowthanddivisionofcells.Mutationsinthisgenecanallowcellstodivideinanuncontrolledwayandformtumors.OthergeneticandenvironmentalfactorsarealsolikelytoaffecttheriskofcancerinpeoplewithTP53mutations.AfewfamilieswithcancerscharacteristicofLi-FraumenisyndromeandLi-Fraumeni-likesyndromedonothaveTP53mutations.Thegeneticfactorsinvolvedinthesecasesareunclear.LearnmoreaboutthegeneassociatedwithLi-FraumenisyndromeTP53AdditionalInformationfromNCBIGene:CHEK2InheritanceLi-Fraumenisyndromeisinherite


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