©The Author(s) 2026.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2026; 32(1): 112496
Published online Jan 7, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i1.112496
Published online Jan 7, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i1.112496
| Disease | Prediction and prognostication | Genes | Ref. |
| FAP | Profuse polyposis | APC codon 1250-1464, 1250-1311, 1309-1324 | Nagase et al[56]; Enomoto et al[57]; Ficari et al[58]; Walon et al[59]; Gebert et al[60] |
| Desmoid tumors | APC codon 1924, 1962, 1444-1560, 1403-1987 | Caspari et al[61] | |
| Upper gastrointestinal polyps | 1445-1578 | Davies et al[62] | |
| Gastric adenomas | 1403-1987 | Caspari et al[61] | |
| Multiple extracolonic manifestations | 3’14451995, 3’1403 | Caspari et al[61] | |
| CHRPE | 311-1444, 413-1387, 542-1309 | Caspari et al[61] | |
| Crohn’s disease | Stenotic/structuring behavior | NOD2, TLR4, IL-12B, CX3CR1, IL-10, IL-6 | Tsianos et al[63] |
| Penetrating/fistulizing behavior | NOD2, IRGM, TNF, HLADRB1, CDKAL1 | Tsianos et al[63] | |
| Inflammatory behavior | HLA | Tsianos et al[63] | |
| Granulomatous disease | TLR4/CARD15 | Tsianos et al[63] | |
| Upper gastrointestinal | NOD2, MIF | Tsianos et al[63] | |
| Ileal | IL-10, CRP, NOD2, ZNF365, STAT3 | Tsianos et al[63] | |
| Ileocolonic | ATG16 L1, TCF-4 (TCF7 L2) | Tsianos et al[63] | |
| Colonic | HLA, TLR4, TLR1, TLR2, TLR6 | ||
| Crohn’s disease activity | HSP70-2, NOD2, PAI-1, CNR1 | Tsianos et al[63] | |
| Surgery | NOD2, HLA-G | Tsianos et al[63] | |
| Dysplasia and cancer | FHIT | ||
| Extraintestinal manifestations | CARD15, FcRL3, HLADRB103 | Tsianos et al[63] | |
| Ulcerative colitis | |||
| Extensive colitis and increased colectomy risk | HLA-DRB1 alleles, CASP9 gene on 1p36, ATG16 L1 T300A | Nam et al[64] | |
| May influence severity and steroid dependence | IL23R, STAT3, HSP70-2, MDR1 | Nam et al[64] | |
| Early response to infliximab | IL23R higher gene expression IL-17A and IFN-γ | Jürgens et al[65]; Rismo et al[66] | |
| Good response to therapy | TNF ALPHA expression | Olsen et al[67] | |
| Non response to infliximab | PR3-ANCA | Yoshida et al[68] | |
| Favorable response to treatment | FCGR3A, TNFRSF1A, IL-6, and IL-1B | ||
| Failure of steroid therapy | MDR1 (ABCB1), TNFα (-308/-857 SNPs), HLA-DQA1 05/DRB1, NOD2, ATG16 L1, IL13RA2, IL6, IL11, TNFAIP6 | ||
| Unfavorable response to therapy (IBD) | TLR2 and TLR9 show a negative correlation | Sazonovs et al[69] | |
| Development of ADA against infliximab and adalimumab | HLA-DQA1 05 | Sazonovs et al[69] | |
| Development of ADA against infliximab | HLA-DRB1 | ||
| Celiac disease | |||
| Increase severity of disease | DQA1 05 and DQB1 02, homozygous for DQ2.5 haplotype, second copy of the DQB1 0201 | Murray et al[70]; Stanković et al[71] | |
| Hereditary pancreatitis | Increased risk of disease | PRSS1 pathogenic variants include p.Asn29Ile and p.Arg122His, p.Asn29Ile and p.Arg122His | Avanthi et al[72]; Whitcomb[73] |
| Increased severity and early onset of disease | SPINK1, c.101A>G p.Asn34Ser and SPINK1, c.56-37T>C | Abass et al[74] | |
| GIST | |||
| Increase severity and relapse | Exon 11, 13, 17, c-KIT mutation; SDH deficient, BRAF mutation | Zhang and Liu[75] | |
| Colorectal cancer | Increased severity and predict recurrence | P53, KRAS codon 12, loss of 18q | Andreyev et al[76]; Walther et al[77] |
| HCC | Increased severity | EZH2, STAT3, YB-1, ANLN, NLRC5 | |
| Poor prognosis | Overexpression of CDCA5 | Wang and Lai[78]; Hashemi et al[79]; Svinka et al[80]; Chao et al[81]; Jia et al[82]; Peng et al[83] | |
| Overexpression of CDCA5 | Tian et al[84] | ||
| Gall bladder cancer | Increased severity of disease | SERPINB5 (maspin) KRAS, E-cadherin/beta-catenin, PML, P53, CDKN21 loss | Kim et al[85]; Hirata et al[86]; Chang et al[87] |
| Intra hepatic cholangiocarcinoma | Increased severity and large tumor size | BRAF | Xin et al[88] |
| Pancreatic cancer | Poor prognosis | KRAS (G12D/G12V/G12R), CDKN2A (p16), SMAD4 (DPC4) | Zhou et al[89] |
- Citation: Kumar A, Sarangi Y, Kaw P. Gene, genetics and genetic medicines in gastroenterology: Current status and its future. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(1): 112496
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v32/i1/112496.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v32.i1.112496