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Genodermatoses with malignancy predisposition

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Bazex-Dupré-Christol syndrome

Bazex-Dupré-Christol syndrome (BDCS, follicular atrophoderma and basal cell carcinomas) is a rare X-linked dominant genodermatosis first described in 1964, causing hypotrichosis, milia, hypohidrosis, follicular atrophoderma, and early-onset basal cell carcinomas, mapped to Xq24-q27.1.

Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome

Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome, also called BHD or Hornstein-Knickenberg syndrome, is a rare inherited disorder caused by FLCN gene variants, causing skin tumors, lung cysts, and kidney cancer risk.

Familial atypical multiple mole melanoma syndrome

FAMMM syndrome, also called dysplastic nevus syndrome, is an autosomal dominant CDKN2A (9p21) disorder with over 50 often atypical nevi, high melanoma risk, and pancreatic cancer predisposition in some kindreds.

Familial keratoacanthoma

Familial keratoacanthoma (ORPHA:493), also called hereditary or multiple keratoacanthoma and known as Witten-Zak type, is a rare autosomal dominant skin cancer syndrome with multiple self-healing and eruptive keratoacanthoma lesions; fewer than 10 cases reported.

Familial melanoma

Familial melanoma (FM, ORPHA:618) is a rare inherited melanoma predisposition syndrome, defined by melanoma in two first-degree relatives; CDKN2A mutations explain 20–40% of families, with increased pancreatic cancer risk.

Gorlin syndrome

Gorlin syndrome (Gorlin-Goltz syndrome, nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome, NBCCS), an autosomal dominant PTCH1/SUFU cancer predisposition disorder with basal cell carcinomas, jaw keratocysts, palmar pits, falx calcification, and medulloblastoma risk.

Huriez syndrome

Huriez syndrome (sclerotylosis, OMIM 181600) is a rare autosomal dominant genodermatosis with congenital scleroatrophy, palmoplantar keratoderma, hypoplastic nails, and high risk of aggressive cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, caused by SMARCAD1 haploinsufficiency.

Multiple self-healing squamous epithelioma

Multiple self-healing squamous epithelioma, also called Ferguson-Smith disease, is a rare inherited skin condition in which tumor-like lesions grow, then regress spontaneously within months, leaving pitted scars.

Palmoplantar keratoderma-esophageal carcinoma syndrome

Palmoplantar keratoderma-esophageal carcinoma syndrome, also called tylosis with esophageal cancer, Howel-Evans syndrome, or TOC (OMIM 148500), is a rare autosomal dominant RHBDF2 disorder causing palmoplantar hyperkeratosis and a very high lifetime risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Xeroderma pigmentosum variant

Xeroderma pigmentosum variant (XP-V, XPV) is a milder autosomal recessive subtype of xeroderma pigmentosum in which DNA polymerase eta is defective, causing skin cancers from about age 20–30.