STK11 基因生殖细胞系突变导致 PJS。然而,约 10% 的个体符合 PJS 的表型标准,但是没有发现突变。19p 常染色体上 STK11 (LKB1) 基因编码丝氨酸-苏氨酸蛋白激酶,可以发生小片和大片缺失、插入、剪接位点和错义突变,[6]Jenne DE, Reimann H, Nezu J, et al. Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is caused by mutations in a novel serine threonine kinase. Nat Genet. 1998 Jan;18(1):38-43.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9425897?tool=bestpractice.com[7]Hemminki A, Makie D, Tomlinson I, et al. A serine threonine kinase gene defect in Peutz Jeghers syndrome. Nature. 1998 Jan 8;391(6663):184-7.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9428765?tool=bestpractice.com 以上均有报道。[6]Jenne DE, Reimann H, Nezu J, et al. Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is caused by mutations in a novel serine threonine kinase. Nat Genet. 1998 Jan;18(1):38-43.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9425897?tool=bestpractice.com[7]Hemminki A, Makie D, Tomlinson I, et al. A serine threonine kinase gene defect in Peutz Jeghers syndrome. Nature. 1998 Jan 8;391(6663):184-7.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9428765?tool=bestpractice.com