Kidney Cancer DNA Registry

Inclusion Criteria:

Kidney Cancer Case Cohort:

- Must be ≥ 18 years of age AND

- Must be an English-speaker AND

- Must have a diagnosis or suspicion of kidney cancer

Family Member Cohort:

- Must be ≥ 18 years of age AND

- Must be an English-speaker AND

- Must be a blood relative of the proband. Family members of probands including mother,
father, sisters, brothers, half-sisters, half-brothers, daughters, sons, grandmothers,
grandfathers, as well as aunts and uncles are eligible. These individuals need not
have kidney cancer, as they will be used for segregation analysis of suspected
variants found in the proband; requesting DNA from relatives is required.

Control Cohort:

- Must be ≥ 18 years of age AND

- Must be an English-speaker AND

- Must not have a personal history of cancer, with the exception of nonmelanoma skin
cancer, AND

- Must not be a blood relative of any cases or controls enrolled in this study

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients who, in the opinion of the primary MSKCC clinician or the investigator, have
a condition that precludes their ability to provide an informed consent