Mutation Spectrum and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in African American Families with Lynch Syndrome
Santa Cruz Guindalini R, Win AK, Gulden C, Lindor NM, Newcomb PA, Haile RW, Raymond V, Stoffel E, Hall M, Llor X, Ukaegbu CI, Solomon I, Weitzel J, Kalady M, Blanco A, Terdiman J, Shuttlesworth GA, Lynch PM, Hampel H, Lynch HT, Jenkins MA, Olopade OI, Kupfer SS. Mutation Spectrum and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in African American Families with Lynch Syndrome. Gastroenterology 2015, 149: 1446-1453. PMID: 26248088, PMCID: PMC4648287, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.07.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdenosine TriphosphatasesAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanColorectal NeoplasmsColorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary NonpolyposisDNA Mismatch RepairDNA Repair EnzymesDNA-Binding ProteinsFamilyFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMismatch Repair Endonuclease PMS2MutationMutL Protein Homolog 1MutS Homolog 2 ProteinNuclear ProteinsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsConceptsColorectal cancerLynch syndromeCumulative riskRisk of CRCUS referral centersMMR gene mutationsMutation spectrumNongenetic risk factorsYears of ageMismatch repair genesMMR gene productsMutation-carrying familiesReferral centerRetrospective studyCRC riskRisk factorsFamily historyCancer riskHigh incidenceCRC conditionsSyndromeAbstractTextMMR genesAscertainment criteriaCancerPrevalence of MLH1 constitutional epimutations as a cause of Lynch syndrome in unselected versus selected consecutive series of patients with colorectal cancer
Castillejo A, Hernández-Illán E, Rodriguez-Soler M, Pérez-Carbonell L, Egoavil C, Barberá VM, Castillejo MI, Guarinos C, Martínez-de-Dueñas E, Juan MJ, Sánchez-Heras AB, García-Casado Z, Ruiz-Ponte C, Brea-Fernández A, Juárez M, Bujanda L, Clofent J, Llor X, Andreu M, Castells A, Carracedo A, Alenda C, Payá A, Jover R, Soto JL. Prevalence of MLH1 constitutional epimutations as a cause of Lynch syndrome in unselected versus selected consecutive series of patients with colorectal cancer. Journal Of Medical Genetics 2015, 52: 498. PMID: 25908759, DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2015-103076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingBase SequenceColorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary NonpolyposisDNA MethylationDNA Mismatch RepairEpigenesis, GeneticGenetic TestingHumansMicrosatellite RepeatsMolecular Sequence DataMutationMutL Protein Homolog 1Nuclear ProteinsPrevalencePromoter Regions, GeneticSequence Analysis, DNAStatistics, NonparametricConceptsColorectal cancerMLH1 expressionConstitutional epimutationsMultiplex ligation-dependent probe amplificationLigation-dependent probe amplificationMethylation-specific multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplificationDiagnosis of CRCConstitutional MLH1 methylationSeries of patientsMismatch repair genesProbe amplificationBethesda guidelinesConsecutive seriesUnselected seriesLynch syndromeUnselected casesUnselected groupGeneral populationUnselected populationPatientsMLH1 methylationNegligible prevalenceGermline alterationsPrevalenceMLH1 epimutations