Background
The Fanconi anemia complementation group (FANC) currently includes FANCA, FANCB,
FANCC, FANCD1 (also called BRCA2), FANCD2, FANCE, FANCF, FANCG, FANCI, FANCJ (also
called BRIP1), FANCL, FANCM and FANCN (also called PALB2). The previously defined group
FANCH is the same as FANCA. Fanconi anemia is a genetically heterogeneous recessive
disorder characterized by cytogenetic instability, hypersensitivity to DNA crosslinking
agents, increased chromosomal breakage, and defective DNA repair. The members of the
Fanconi anemia complementation group do not share sequence similarity; they are related
by their assembly into a common nuclear protein complex. This gene encodes the protein for
complementation group C
