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CDH1 encodes epithelial cadherin (E-cadherin), and close to 300 different pathogenic CDH1 variants are listed in the ClinVar mutation database. The majority of CDH1 germline variants are implicated in hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC) susceptibility. The purpose of this study was to classify the CDH1 c.760G&gt;A (p.Asp254Asn) mutation with respect to its resulting phenotype. Methods: Exome sequencing and targeted Sanger sequencing were performed in a family segregating CL\/P. A review of pathogenic CDH1 variants in ClinVar and those identified in a PubMed\/MEDLINE search was performed. Results: We identified a family with six individuals, who were 35\u201377 years old (mean 56 years) at their last examination, uniformly affected with bilateral CL\/P. The CDH1 c.760G&gt;A variant segregated with CL\/P. This variant had been reported in 21 individuals, most often children and young adults, from six families. We determined a significant sex preponderance for this variant regarding CL\/P: all 16 male and 5 of 11 female heterozygotes presented with CL\/P. Furthermore, none of the heterozygous individuals in seven families reported any gastrointestinal tumors. Conclusions: The recurrent CDH1 c.760G&gt;A mutation confers a high risk for CL\/P, with strong male preponderance. This review of 27 mutation carriers, including 3 who were 68, 70, and 77 years of age, indicates that c.760G&gt;A does not confer an increased risk for HDGC. The relevance of differentiating craniofacial from cancer phenotypes in mutation carriers is substantial for precision medicine and for counseling families.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/genes15111475","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,15]],"date-time":"2024-11-15T05:33:04Z","timestamp":1731648784000},"page":"1475","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["The Recurrent E-Cadherin (CDH1) Mutation c.760G&gt;A Causes Orofacial Clefts but Does Not Predispose to Hereditary Cancer"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Lea","family":"Gossner","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics I, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1754-690X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dietmar","family":"Rieder","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Bioinformatics, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8908-5589","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Thomas","family":"M\u00fcller","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics I, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7155-0315","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andreas R.","family":"Janecke","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics I, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria"},{"name":"Institute of Human Genetics, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"426","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1399-0004.1985.tb02288.x","article-title":"Fam. 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