2020
Frequent loss of mutation-specific mismatch repair protein expression in nonneoplastic endometrium of Lynch syndrome patients
Wong S, Hui P, Buza N. Frequent loss of mutation-specific mismatch repair protein expression in nonneoplastic endometrium of Lynch syndrome patients. Modern Pathology 2020, 33: 1172-1181. PMID: 31932681, DOI: 10.1038/s41379-020-0455-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkers, TumorColorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary NonpolyposisDNA MethylationDNA Mismatch RepairDNA-Binding ProteinsEndometriumFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryMiddle AgedMismatch Repair Endonuclease PMS2MutationMutL Protein Homolog 1ConceptsLynch syndrome patientsLynch syndromeMMR protein expressionSporadic endometrial carcinomasSyndrome patientsEndometrial cancerEndometrial glandsEndometrial carcinomaProtein expressionLynch syndrome-associated endometrial cancerGermline mutationsMismatch repair protein expressionMMR protein immunohistochemistryEndometrial cancer patientsNonneoplastic endometriumBenign endometrial tissuesMicrosatellite instability testingMMR protein lossGermline mutation analysisDNA mismatch repair genesRepair protein expressionMismatch repair genesBackground endometriumMMR immunohistochemistryProphylactic hysterectomy
2018
Minimal microsatellite shift in microsatellite instability high endometrial cancer: a significant pitfall in diagnostic interpretation
Wu X, Snir O, Rottmann D, Wong S, Buza N, Hui P. Minimal microsatellite shift in microsatellite instability high endometrial cancer: a significant pitfall in diagnostic interpretation. Modern Pathology 2018, 32: 650-658. PMID: 30443012, DOI: 10.1038/s41379-018-0179-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorColorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary NonpolyposisDNA-Binding ProteinsEndometrial NeoplasmsFemaleGenetic LociGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansImmunohistochemistryMicrosatellite InstabilityMiddle AgedMismatch Repair Endonuclease PMS2MutL Protein Homolog 1MutS Homolog 2 ProteinPhenotypePolymerase Chain ReactionPredictive Value of TestsReproducibility of ResultsConceptsEndometrial cancerMLH1/PMS2Endometrial carcinomaMSH6 lossMicrosatellite shiftCancer cohortMismatch repair deficiency testingMicrosatellite instability-high colorectal cancerEndometrial cancer cohortLoss of PMS2Clear cell carcinomaColorectal cancer cohortHigh colorectal cancerLynch syndrome familiesMSH2/MSH6PMS2 lossCell carcinomaColorectal cancerDeficiency testingSolid malignanciesColorectal carcinomaCarcinomaCancerIsolated lossMSH-6
2016
Mismatch repair deficiency testing in clinical practice
Buza N, Ziai J, Hui P. Mismatch repair deficiency testing in clinical practice. Expert Review Of Molecular Diagnostics 2016, 16: 591-604. PMID: 26895074, DOI: 10.1586/14737159.2016.1156533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLynch syndromeDeficiency testingMismatch repair deficiency testingMicrosatellite instabilityMMR deficiency testingMMR gene deficiencyDNA mismatch repair genesCurrent diagnostic algorithmsLynch syndrome familiesProfound genetic instabilityMicrosatellite instability analysisMismatch repair genesEndometrial malignancyClinical managementUltimate diagnosisClinical OncologyClinical practiceClinical testingTumor tissueSyndromeCancer developmentMMR genesDiagnostic algorithmGene deficiencyGermline DNA