Genopathy
Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
MSH6
MutS Homolog 6
Disorder
Lynch Syndrome
First reported 1997
Supporting publications 447
Key publication · gene–disorder Germline mutation of MSH6 as the cause of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.Nature genetics · 1997
Key publication · disorder The cancer-family syndrome and heritable solitary colonic polyps.Diseases of the colon and rectum · 1970
Manually curated
Association Review

In brief

The association between MSH6 (MutS Homolog 6) and Lynch Syndrome is well established and manually curated, with its 3 contributing sources — 2 of them expert-curated — recording pathogenic variants and a causative germline mutation.

Sources 3
Clinical variants 6,809
Symptoms 64
Compounds 0
Trials 0
Publications 447
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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
MSH6

The gene

1 source summary

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

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Lynch Syndrome

The disorder

17 database identifiers

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

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Phenotype

Clinical features

60 clinical features

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

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06
ClinVar and variant evidence

Genetic basis

6,809 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

447 publications

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

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Provenance

References & sources

14 references

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

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