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© The Author(s) 2026.The phenotype-based prevalence of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHD) is commonly estimated at 1 in 200,000–500,000. However, we demonstrate that BHD-causing FLCN variants are 75 to 180 times more prevalent in the multi-ethnic large genomic registry population. We highlight the urgent need for updated prevalence and penetrance estimates for BHD and other tumor suppressor gene syndromes, particularly among underrepresented non-European populations.
Author(s): Broniarek I, Kwiatkowski DJ, Rajan N, Seyama K, Drzewiecki M, Stolarek I, Handschuh L, Figlerowicz M, Kozlowski P, Klonowska K
Publication type: Note
Publication status: Published
Journal: npj Genomic Medicine
Year: 2026
Volume: 11
Issue: 1
Online publication date: 27/03/2026
Acceptance date: 10/03/2026
ISSN (electronic): 2056-7944
Publisher: Nature Research
URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41525-026-00563-2
DOI: 10.1038/s41525-026-00563-2
Data Access Statement: The gnomAD datasets analyzed in this study are available in the gnomAD database, https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/. The datasets generated by the Genomic MapofPoland Project and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
