Table 2 Summary of the cohort of MDS/AML families.

From: The complex genetic landscape of familial MDS and AML reveals pathogenic germline variants

Characteristics

Number of families (%)

Clinical phenotype

 MDS

12 (14)

 AML

17 (19.8)

 MDS/AML

18 (20.9)

 MDS/AML/TCP

15 (17.4)

 MDS/AML/BMF

24 (27.9)

Family history of hematological disease

86 (100)

Consanguinity

3 (3.5)

Other malignancies/disorders

 Non-hematological cancers

12 (14)

 Neurological disorders

7 (8.1)

 Other hematological malignancies (CML, ALL, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma)

3 (3.5)

 Pulmonary fibrosis

2 (2.3)

 Liver disease

2 (2.3)