EPCAM, epithelial cell adhesion molecule, 4072

N. diseases: 328; N. variants: 16
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer ×
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE We previously showed that constitutional 3' end deletions of EPCAM can cause Lynch syndrome through epigenetic silencing of MSH2 in EPCAM-expressing tissues, resulting in tissue-specific MSH2 deficiency. 21145788 2011
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The ultimate diagnosis of Lynch syndrome requires documentation of mutation within one of the four MMR genes (MLH1, PMS2, MSH2 and MSH6) or EPCAM, currently achieved by comprehensive sequencing analysis of germline DNA. 26895074 2016
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Germline deletion of the 3' portion of the Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule (EPCAM) gene located 5' upstream of MutS Homolog 2 (MSH2) is a novel mechanism for its inactivation in Lynch syndrome. 26613680 2016
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Heritable somatic methylation and inactivation of MSH2 in families with Lynch syndrome due to deletion of the 3' exons of TACSTD1. 19098912 2009
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Out of the 11 patients, 9 (0.7%) were finally diagnosed as having Lynch syndrome; the responsible genes included MLH1 (n = 1), MSH2 (n = 4), EPCAM (n = 1) and MSH6 (n = 3). 27920101 2017
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Using data from the Colon Cancer Family Registry, we compared the proportion of childhood cancers (diagnosed before 18 years of age) in the first-, second-, and third-degree relatives of 781 probands with a pathogenic mutation in one of the MMR genes; MLH1 (n = 275), MSH2 (n = 342), MSH6 (n = 99), or PMS2 (n = 55) or in EPCAM (n = 10) (Lynch syndrome families), with that of 5073 probands with MMR-deficient colorectal cancer (non-Lynch syndrome families). 25963852 2015
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Lynch syndrome is a hereditary cancer syndrome associated with high risks of colorectal and endometrial cancer that is caused by pathogenic variants in the mismatch repair genes (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2, EPCAM). 27363726 2016
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Our study's aim was to explore EPCAM expression in colorectal carcinomas of MSH2-associated LS cases to evaluate the usefulness of EPCAM protein expression in the algorithm approach to LS population screening. 23026194 2013
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Genetic counseling and germline analysis for mutations in genes associated with Lynch syndrome (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2, and EPCAM) were offered to individuals with PREMM<sub>1,2,6</sub> scores of 5% or higher. 28668538 2018
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The 138 analyzable patients were all proven mismatch repair mutation carriers for LS (MLH1 = 33%, MSH2 = 47%, MSH6 = 15%, PMS2 = 4%, and EPCAM = 1%). 31498154 2019
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE We have recently reported that lack of EPCAM expression occurs in many, but not all tumors from Lynch syndrome patients with EPCAM germline deletions. 22388758 2012
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Cytoplasmic MSH2 immunoreactivity in a patient with Lynch syndrome with an EPCAM-MSH2 fusion. 27896849 2017
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Immunohistochemistry was used to assess EPCAM expression in Lynch syndrome-associated MSH2-negative tumors (n = 26). 21115857 2011
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Larger numbers of Lynch syndrome families and screening of the two additional predisposition genes, PMS2 and EPCAM, are needed in order to decipher the full spectrum of mutations associated with Lynch syndrome predisposition in Cyprus. 25133505 2014
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Recent studies have shown that some Lynch syndrome cases are due to 3' EPCAM/TACSTD1 deletions that subsequently lead to MSH2 promoter hypermethylation. 21227399 2011
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE EPCAM germline and somatic rearrangements in Lynch syndrome: identification of a novel 3'EPCAM deletion. 23801599 2013
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Moreover, the mutations in the EpCAM gene lead to congenital tufting enteropathy, severe intestinal epithelium homeostasis disorders, and Lynch and Lynch syndrome. 30628064 2019
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The genetic basis for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer is the detection of mutations in the MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2, and EPCAM genes. 29776633 2018
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Being located immediately upstream of the MSH2 gene, EPCAM abnormalities can affect MSH2 and cause Lynch syndrome. 31273487 2019
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The identification of an EPCAM founder mutation has useful implications for the molecular diagnosis of LS in Spain. 23530899 2014
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Next to mutations c. 2041G>A in MLH1 gene and c.942+3A>T in MSH2, the deletion mutation encompassing EPCAM is one of the most common causative changes responsible for LS in Poland. 28369810 2017
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Toward a better definition of EPCAM deletions in Lynch Syndrome: Report of new variants in Italy and the associated molecular phenotype. 30916491 2019
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE It was recently shown that constitutional 3' end deletions of EPCAM could cause Lynch syndrome in tissues with MSH2 deficiency. 21791569 2011
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE EPCAM deletion analysis followed by MSH2 methylation testing of the tumor is a fast low-cost procedure that can be used to identify mutations that cause LS. 20864635 2010
CUI: C1333990
Disease: Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer 		0.700 Biomarker disease BEFREE We developed a new prediction model, PREMM<sub>5</sub>, that incorporates the genes PMS2 and EPCAM to provide comprehensive LS risk assessment. 28489507 2017