Genopathy
Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
CHEK2
Checkpoint Kinase 2
Disorder
Hereditary Breast Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
First reported 2013
Supporting publications 113
Key publication · gene–disorder Mosaic PPM1D mutations are associated with predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer.Nature · 2013
Key publication · disorder Aggregation of blood platelets by adrenaline and its uptake.Biochemical pharmacology · 1975
Manually curated
Association Review

In brief

The association between CHEK2 (Checkpoint Kinase 2) and Hereditary Breast Ovarian Cancer Syndrome is well established and manually curated, with its 3 contributing sources — 2 of them expert-curated — recording likely-pathogenic variants.

Sources 3
Clinical variants 157
Symptoms 8
Compounds 0
Trials 0
Publications 113
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At a glance

Association overview

A cited synthesis of the gene–disorder association, with a clinical-actionability summary where the evidence supports one.

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02
Provenance

Evidence and sources

3 sources

Every contributing database and publication behind this association, with evidence type, strength, accessions and deep links.

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03
CHEK2

The gene

2 source summaries

A gene summary alongside the source descriptions it was distilled from.

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Hereditary Breast Ovarian Cancer Syndrome

The disorder

10 database identifiers

The disorder’s summary, prevalence, aliases and cross-reference identifiers (OMIM, Orphanet, MONDO, ICD-10, MedGen).

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05
Phenotype

Clinical features

7 clinical features

The disorder’s clinical features (HPO) grouped by body system, each with observed frequency and penetrance.

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ClinVar and variant evidence

Genetic basis

157 clinical variants

ClinVar variants reported for this pair, with disorder-specific significance, review status, molecular consequence and origin.

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Mechanism overlap

Shared mechanisms

Biological pathways and phenotype concepts shared by the gene and the disorder, with supporting publications.

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Literature

Reading

113 publications

Publications linking the gene and the disorder, with title, authors, journal, year and citation metrics.

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Provenance

References & sources

15 references

Every source and publication cited across this dossier, as one numbered reference list.

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