Prevention, Risk and Screening »Prevention Research »Genetic Testing

With written content, individuals that have genetic testing have their test results stored in a protected data base. Researchers use the information to find out more about how genetic mutations influence cancer. Testing is offered for the following cancers or syndromes (a group of cancers seen in a family).

Cancer/Syndrome	Gene
Breast & Ovarian Cancer	BRCA1 & BRCA2
Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colon Cancer	MSH2, MLH1, MSH6 & PMS2
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Colon Cancer	APC
Hereditary Prostate Cancer	BRCA1 & BRCA2, others
Hereditary Melanoma & Basal Cell Nevus syndrome	CDK4, CDKN2A, CMM & P16
Li Fraumeni Syndrome	P53, CHEK2
Cowden's Syndrome	PTEN
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, Type I	MEN1
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, Type II, Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma	RET
Lung Cancer	EGFR