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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2026; 32(1): 112496
Published online Jan 7, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i1.112496
Table 8 Genes that help in prediction and poor prognostications[56-89]
Disease
Prediction and prognostication
Genes
Ref.
FAPProfuse polyposisAPC codon 1250-1464, 1250-1311, 1309-1324Nagase et al[56]; Enomoto et al[57]; Ficari et al[58]; Walon et al[59]; Gebert et al[60]
Desmoid tumorsAPC codon 1924, 1962, 1444-1560, 1403-1987Caspari et al[61]
Upper gastrointestinal polyps1445-1578Davies et al[62]
Gastric adenomas1403-1987Caspari et al[61]
Multiple extracolonic manifestations3’14451995, 3’1403Caspari et al[61]
CHRPE311-1444, 413-1387, 542-1309Caspari et al[61]
Crohn’s diseaseStenotic/structuring behaviorNOD2, TLR4, IL-12B, CX3CR1, IL-10, IL-6Tsianos et al[63]
Penetrating/fistulizing behaviorNOD2, IRGM, TNF, HLADRB1, CDKAL1Tsianos et al[63]
Inflammatory behaviorHLATsianos et al[63]
Granulomatous diseaseTLR4/CARD15Tsianos et al[63]
Upper gastrointestinalNOD2, MIFTsianos et al[63]
IlealIL-10, CRP, NOD2, ZNF365, STAT3Tsianos et al[63]
IleocolonicATG16 L1, TCF-4 (TCF7 L2)Tsianos et al[63]
ColonicHLA, TLR4, TLR1, TLR2, TLR6
Crohn’s disease activityHSP70-2, NOD2, PAI-1, CNR1Tsianos et al[63]
SurgeryNOD2, HLA-GTsianos et al[63]
Dysplasia and cancerFHIT
Extraintestinal manifestationsCARD15, FcRL3, HLADRB103Tsianos et al[63]
Ulcerative colitis
Extensive colitis and increased colectomy riskHLA-DRB1 alleles, CASP9 gene on 1p36, ATG16 L1 T300ANam et al[64]
May influence severity and steroid dependenceIL23R, STAT3, HSP70-2, MDR1Nam et al[64]
Early response to infliximabIL23R higher gene expression IL-17A and IFN-γJürgens et al[65]; Rismo et al[66]
Good response to therapyTNF ALPHA expressionOlsen et al[67]
Non response to infliximabPR3-ANCAYoshida et al[68]
Favorable response to treatmentFCGR3A, TNFRSF1A, IL-6, and IL-1B
Failure of steroid therapyMDR1 (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 correlationSazonovs et al[69]
Development of ADA against infliximab and adalimumabHLA-DQA1 05Sazonovs et al[69]
Development of ADA against infliximabHLA-DRB1
Celiac disease
Increase severity of diseaseDQA1 05 and DQB1 02, homozygous for DQ2.5 haplotype, second copy of the DQB1 0201Murray et al[70]; Stanković et al[71]
Hereditary pancreatitisIncreased risk of diseasePRSS1 pathogenic variants include p.Asn29Ile and p.Arg122His, p.Asn29Ile and p.Arg122HisAvanthi et al[72]; Whitcomb[73]
Increased severity and early onset of diseaseSPINK1, c.101A>G p.Asn34Ser and SPINK1, c.56-37T>CAbass et al[74]
GIST
Increase severity and relapseExon 11, 13, 17, c-KIT mutation; SDH deficient, BRAF mutationZhang and Liu[75]
Colorectal cancerIncreased severity and predict recurrenceP53, KRAS codon 12, loss of 18qAndreyev et al[76]; Walther et al[77]
HCCIncreased severityEZH2, STAT3, YB-1, ANLN, NLRC5
Poor prognosisOverexpression of CDCA5Wang 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 CDCA5Tian et al[84]
Gall bladder cancerIncreased severity of diseaseSERPINB5 (maspin) KRAS, E-cadherin/beta-catenin, PML, P53, CDKN21 lossKim et al[85]; Hirata et al[86]; Chang et al[87]
Intra hepatic cholangiocarcinomaIncreased severity and large tumor sizeBRAFXin et al[88]
Pancreatic cancerPoor prognosisKRAS (G12D/G12V/G12R), CDKN2A (p16), SMAD4 (DPC4)Zhou et al[89]


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