Table 1 Summary of Top Candidate Genes with Rare, Likely Deleterious Variants Linked to NPC Identified in the Taiwan NPC Family Whole Exome Sequencing Study.

From: Whole-Exome Sequencing of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Families Reveals Novel Variants Potentially Involved in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Gene Name

Chromosome

Position

Reference

Variant

Change Observed

ID of Family(ies) Where Variant Observed

No. of Affected/ Obligate Carriers/Unaffected Sequenceda

Genes/Variants Prioritized Based on Literature Review

BCL2L12

chr19

50169135

C

T

Nonsynonymous

6016, 4061

4/0/0

BRD2

chr6

32948153

A

T

Nonsynonymous

4105, 1003, 3002

6/0/0

CLPTM1L

chr5

1320735

G

A

Nonsynonymous

6014

2/1/0

DLL3

chr19

39991273

A

G

Nonsynonymous

4013

3/0/0

HNRNPU

chr1

245021539

T

C

Nonsynonymous

3050, 4060, 5078

6/0/0

ITGB6

chr2

160993948

C

T

Nonsynonymous

5013

2/0/1

MLH1

chr3

37067192

C

T

Nonsynonymous

3001

2/1/1

NEDD4L

chr18

56002735

G

A

Nonsynonymous

3033

2/0/1

NIPAL1

chr4

48032135

A

G

Splice Variant

4082

4/0/0

NOTCH1

chr9

139399922

C

T

Nonsynonymous

5098

2/1/0

PRKDC

chr8

48749063

C

T

Nonsynonymous

6014

2/1/0

RAPGEF3

chr12

48131365

TCGGGAGAGG

T

Nonframeshift Deletion

5098

2/1/0

RAPGEF3

chr12

48143184

G

A

Nonsynonymous

1062

2/1/2

Additional Genes/Variants Prioritized Based on IPA Pathway Analysis

LFNG

chr7

2565127

C

T

Nonsynonymous

6014

2/1/0

MAML1

chr5

179198178

C

T

Nonsynonymous

3055

2/0/0

MAML1

chr5

179192654

G

C

Nonsynonymous

4084

2/0/0

MFNG

chr22

37875518

G

A

Nonsynonymous

3063

2/0/0

MFNG

chr22

37875510

T

G

Nonsynonymous

4113

2/0/0

PSEN2

chr1

227077760

A

G

Nonsynonymous

3002

2/0/0

PSEN2

chr1

227075798

C

A

Nonsynonymous

5092

2/0/0

  1. aVariant was observed in affected individuals/obligate carriers sequenced; not observed in unaffected individuals sequenced.