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Results 1 - 10 of 10 for Smooth muscle cancer
  1. Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer 
    ... affected individuals tend to develop benign tumors containing smooth muscle tissue (leiomyomas) in the skin and, in females, the uterus. This condition also increases the risk of kidney cancer.In this disorder, growths on the skin (cutaneous ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...tary-leiomyomatosis-and-renal-cell-cancer - Genetics
  2. MED12 gene 
    ... in some cancerous uterine tumors, including leiomyosarcomas and smooth muscle tumors of uncertain malignant potential (STUMP), and in some prostate and colorectal cancers.Studies suggest that somatic MED12 gene mutations alter ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/med12 - Genetics
  3. FH gene 
    ... affected individuals tend to develop benign tumors containing smooth muscle tissue (leiomyomas) in the skin and, in females, the uterus. This condition also increases the risk of kidney cancer. People with HLRCC are born with one mutated ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/fh - Genetics
  4. Fumarase deficiency 
    ... fumarase deficiency, tend to develop benign tumors containing smooth muscle tissue (leiomyomas) in the skin and, in females, the uterus. They also have an increased risk of kidney cancer. This condition is called hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/fumarase-deficiency - Genetics
  5. MYH11 gene 
    ... gene provides instructions for making a protein called smooth muscle myosin heavy chain 11. It belongs to ... fibers and are important for muscle tensing (contraction). Smooth muscle myosin heavy chain 11 forms part of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/myh11 - Genetics
  6. YY1AP1 gene 
    ... remodeling complex appears to be particularly important in smooth muscle cells, which line the walls of blood ... which alters the activity of multiple genes in smooth muscle cells. Researchers suspect that these changes in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/yy1ap1 - Genetics
  7. 2q37 deletion syndrome 
    ... nose, a small mouth with thin lips, a smooth space between the upper lip and nose (smooth philtrum), prominent cheekbones, a large chin, and minor ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/2q37-deletion-syndrome - Genetics
  8. Encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis 
    ... noncancerous tumor under the scalp covered by a smooth, hairless patch of skin. This type of tumor, ... increased risk of developing a type of brain cancer called a glioma. The ... the muscles, and intellectual disability ranging from mild to profound. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../encephalocraniocutaneous-lipomatosis - Genetics
  9. Chromosome 17 
    ... disabilities and developmental delays caused by an abnormally smooth brain that does not have the normal folds ... copy of the RAI1 gene. Other features, including muscle weakness and decreased ... of cancer. A particular chromosomal abnormality called an isochromosome 17q ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/17 - Genetics
  10. NOTCH2 gene 
    ... for the proliferation of cardiac neural crest-derived smooth muscle cells. Dev Dyn. 2008 Apr;237(4): ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/notch2 - Genetics