遗传性非息肉病性结直肠癌7个家系的临床分析

目的：总结遗传性非息肉病性结直肠癌（HNPCC）家系的临床特点,提高临床诊断和治疗水平。方法：收集7个HNPCC家系的病例资料,分析其发病特点并记录随访结果。结果：7个HNPCC家系共有癌症患者23例,肿瘤灶27处：大肠外瘤灶3处;大肠瘤灶24处,其中有13处位于脾曲近侧结肠,占54.1%。平均发病年龄为41.2岁,17例（73.5%）发病在50岁以前。1家系累及连续三代人、4家系累及连续两代人。多原发癌患者4例,其中3例为肠外癌。结论：HNPCC具有发病年龄轻、垂直传递、肠外癌发病率高、常见多原发癌、好发于右半结肠、病理分化较差的特点,但预后相对较好。     

遗传性非息肉病性结直肠癌家系分析

目的　探讨遗传性非息肉病性结直肠癌在我国的发病遗传规律以及流行病学特点。方法　自 1999年 1月至 2 0 0 2年 12月 ,对天津市人民医院 (原名天津市滨江医院 )收治的 2 92例结直肠癌患者进行家系调查 ,从中筛选出符合以下标准的遗传性非息肉病性结直肠癌家系 3 8个 ,对家系的肿瘤发生率、肿瘤谱和临床特点等进行了分析和总结。诊断标准使用Amsterdam标准Ⅰ、Amsterdam标准Ⅱ (ICG HNPCC)和日本HNPCC诊断标准。结果　 3 8个遗传性非息肉病性结直肠癌家系中共有 14 5例癌症患者 ,其中男性 76例 ,女性 69例 ,男女比例为 1.1∶1。原发性结直肠癌平均诊断年龄为 ( 5 5 .73± 15 .88)岁 ,在所有 99例结直肠癌中 ,左半结肠癌及直肠癌 2 9例 ,占 2 9.3 % ;右半结肠癌 70例 ,占 70 .7% ,右半结肠癌占有绝对的优势 ;异时性多发性原发结直肠癌患者占大肠癌患者的 13 .1% ( 13 /99) ;HNPCC相关肿瘤共 46例其发生率由高到低前三位是 :子宫内膜癌 9例 ( 19.6% )、乳腺癌 7例 ( 15 .2 % )、肺癌、胃癌各 6例 ( 13 .0 % ) ;在男女性共患癌中 ,除胰腺癌、纵隔癌外 ,男性发生率均高于女性 ;第一代、第二代以及第三代患者的平均诊断年龄有逐渐年轻化的趋势 ,并具有统计学意义。结论　我国遗传性非息肉病性结直肠癌很可能     

遗传性非息肉病性结直肠癌7个家系的临床分析

目的:总结遗传性非息肉病性结直肠癌(HNPCC)家系的临床特点,提高临床诊断和治疗水平。方法:收集7个HNPCC家系的病例资料,分析其发病特点并记录随访结果。结果:7个HNPCC家系共有癌症患者23例,肿瘤灶27处:大肠外瘤灶3处;大肠瘤灶24处,其中有13处位于脾曲近侧结肠,占54.1%。平均发病年龄为41.2岁,17例(73.5%)发病在50岁以前。1家系累及连续三代人、4家系累及连续两代人。多原发癌患者4例,其中3例为肠外癌。结论:HNPCC具有发病年龄轻、垂直传递、肠外癌发病率高、常见多原发癌、好发于右半结肠、病理分化较差的特点,但预后相对较好。     

遗传性非息肉病性结直肠癌的临床诊治

基于现代生物学和流行病学的研究，日渐明确大肠癌是由遗传、生活习惯、饮食和环境等多因素协同作用的结果，是由致癌物的作用结合细胞的遗传背景，诱发细胞遗传突变而逐步发展而成的［１］。一般根据发生人群的不同，可将大肠癌归纳为以下五大类：①散发性大肠癌（ｓｐｏ...     

遗传性非息肉病性结直肠癌家系肿瘤谱特点分析

目的: 探讨中国人遗传性非息肉病性结直肠癌肿瘤谱特点,为诊断提供依据. 方法: 对收集的69个HNPCC家系(符合Amsterdam标准Ⅱ33个、Japan标准24个、Bethesda指导原则1～3项12个)肿瘤谱特点进行分析. 结果: 69个家系共有癌症患者277人,其中肠癌患者213人,占76.9%.肠外癌患者64人,占癌患者的23.1%,其中胃癌、子宫内膜癌分别占癌患者的6.5%和4%,列前两位. 结论: 肠癌在中国人HNPCC肿瘤谱中所占比例最高,其次为胃癌和子宫内膜癌.肠外癌谱是HNPCC家系的重要特点,对诊断有较大帮助.     

遗传性非息肉病结直肠癌的诊治

目的：探讨遗传性非息肉病结直肠癌（HNPCC）患者家族成员的患病特点。方法：对11个HNPCC家族进行调查分析。结果：11个HNPCC家族中有41例大肠癌患者，1例合并子宫内膜癌，共有大肠癌灶49处，其中多原发癌6例，平均发病年龄41．5岁，结论：HNPCC具有发病年龄轻，好发于近侧结肠，同时或异时大肠癌比较高及易发生其他器官癌的特点，对HNPCC患者及其亲属进行密切随访和定期检测，对其早期诊断和治疗有重要意义。     

遗传性非息肉病性结直肠癌

遗传性非息肉病性结直肠癌(HNPCC)是一种由错配修复(MMR)基因突变造成的常染色体显性遗传病.作为大肠癌的一个重要临床亚型,HNPCC约占全部大肠癌的5%～15%.MMR基因的种系突变和微卫星不稳定(MSI)是其分子遗传学基础.由于HNPCC的遗传病因特殊、临床病理特点突出,是目前大肠癌和遗传性肿瘤的研究热点.     

遗传性非息肉病性结直肠癌

Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer(HNPCC) is an autosomal-dominantly inherited disease which is associated with germline mutations in mismatch repair(MMR) genes and microsatellite instability (MSI). As an important clinical subtype of colorectal cancer, HNPCC is accounting for 5%～15% of colorectal cancer. It' s focus research of colon cancer and hereditary tumor currently because of the special genetic etiopathogenisis and the prominent clinical pathology characteristic.     

遗传性非息肉病性结直肠癌

Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer(HNPCC) is an autosomal-dominantly inherited disease which is associated with germline mutations in mismatch repair(MMR) genes and microsatellite instability (MSI). As an important clinical subtype of colorectal cancer, HNPCC is accounting for 5%～15% of colorectal cancer. It' s focus research of colon cancer and hereditary tumor currently because of the special genetic etiopathogenisis and the prominent clinical pathology characteristic.     

遗传性非息肉病性结直肠癌

Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer(HNPCC) is an autosomal-dominantly inherited disease which is associated with germline mutations in mismatch repair(MMR) genes and microsatellite instability (MSI). As an important clinical subtype of colorectal cancer, HNPCC is accounting for 5%～15% of colorectal cancer. It' s focus research of colon cancer and hereditary tumor currently because of the special genetic etiopathogenisis and the prominent clinical pathology characteristic.     

Very low prevalence of germline MSH6 mutations in hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer suspected patients with colorectal cancer without microsatellite instability

Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is caused by mutations in one of the mismatch repair genes MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, or PMS2 and results in high-level microsatellite instability (MSI-high) in tumours of HNPCC patients. The MSI test is considered reliable for indicating mutations in MLH1 and MSH2, but is questioned for MSH6. Germline mutation analysis was performed in 19 patients with an MSI-high tumour and absence of MSH2 and/or MSH6 protein as determined by immunohistochemistry (IHC), without an MLH1 or MSH2 mutation, and in 76 out of 295 patients suspected of HNPCC, with a non-MSI-high colorectal cancer (CRC). All 295 non-MSI-high CRCs were analysed for presence of MSH6 protein by IHC. In 10 patients with an MSI-high tumour without MSH2 and/or MSH6 expression, a pathogenic MSH6 mutation was detected, whereas no pathogenic MSH6 mutation was detected in 76 patients with a non-MSI-high CRC and normal MSH6 protein expression. In none of the 295 CRCs loss of MSH6 protein expression was detected. The prevalence of a germline MSH6 mutation is very low in HNPCC suspected patients with non-MSI-high CRC. Microsatellite instability analysis in CRCs is highly sensitive to select patients for MSH6 germline mutation analysis.     

MSH6 germline mutations in early-onset colorectal cancer patients without family history of the disease

Germline MLH1 and MSH2 mutations are scarce in young colorectal cancer patients with negative family history of the disease. To evaluate the contribution of germline MSH6 mutations to early-onset colorectal cancer, we have analysed peripheral blood of 38 patients diagnosed with this disease before 45 years of age and who presented no family history of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer-related cancers. Blood samples from 108 healthy volunteers were analysed for those genetic alterations suspected to affect the function of MSH6. Of the seven (18.4%) MSH6 alterations found, we have identified three novel germline mutations, one 8 bp deletion leading to a truncated protein and two missense mutations resulting in the substitution of amino acids belonging to different polarity groups. High-frequency microsatellite instability was found in the patient with the MSH6 deletion, but not in the other 27 carcinomas analysed. No MLH1 promoter methylation was detected in tumour tissue. Our findings suggest that germline MSH6 mutations contribute to a subset of early-onset colorectal cancer. Further studies are warranted to understand the genetic and environmental factors responsible for the variable penetration of MSH6 germline mutations, as well as to identify other causes of early-onset colorectal cancer.     

Prevalence of germline mutations of MLH1 and MSH2 in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer families from Spain

HNPCC is an autosomal dominantly inherited cancer-susceptibility syndrome that confers an increased risk for colorectal cancer and endometrial cancer at a young age. It also entails an increased risk of a variety of other tumors, such as ovarian, gastric, uroepithelial and biliary tract cancers. The underlying pathogenic mutation lies in 1 of the 5 known DNA MMR genes (MSH2, MLH1, PMS1, PMS2 and MSH6). We screened a total of 140 individuals from 56 Spanish families with suspected HNPCC for mutations in the DNA mismatch repair genes MLH1 and MSH2, using DGGE and direct DNA sequencing. Families were selected on the basis of a history of HNPCC-related tumors or the occurrence of other associated tumors in members besides the index case affected with colorectal cancer. We detected 14 definite pathogenic germline mutations, 9 in MLH1 and 5 in MSH2 in 13 unrelated families selected by the Amsterdam criteria and Bethesda guidelines (1 family carries 2 mutations) and 3 missense mutations in 3 unrelated families selected by the Amsterdam criteria. Among the 17 germline mutations noted in the Spanish cohort, 10 are novel, 7 in MLH1 and 3 in MSH2, perhaps demonstrating different mutational spectra in the Spanish population, where no founder mutation has been identified. Based on our results, we suggest that in the Spanish population not only HNPCC families fulfilling the Amsterdam criteria but also those following Bethesda guidelines should undergo genetic testing for MSH2 and MLH1 mutations.     

MSH6 germline mutations are rare in colorectal cancer families

Germline mutations in MSH6 can cause HNPCC, which is associated with a tumor phenotype featuring MSI. However, tumors arising in persons with disease-causing mutations of MSH6 may or may not exhibit MSI. We used D-HPLC to screen for germline mutations in the promoter region, the coding region and the 3'-UTR of MSH6. Eighty-four families, enrolled on the basis of Amsterdam I and II criteria (HNPCC families) and less stringent criteria (HNPCC-like families), were tested for MMR gene mutations; 27 families had a disease-causing mutation in MLH1 or MSH2, and the remaining 57 families were tested for mutations in MSH6. Two protein-truncating mutations were identified in each of 2 families fulfilling the Amsterdam I criteria, being present in persons affected with early-onset colorectal cancers exhibiting MSI. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that expression of both MSH2 and MSH6 proteins was lost in the cancer cells of the 2 mutation carriers but only MSH6 protein expression was lost in 2 adenomatous polyps. A third possibly disease-causing mutation was found in a person affected with a tumor that did not exhibit MSI. In addition, we found 4 new polymorphisms and determined that neither of the 2 studied by association analysis conferred susceptibility to colorectal or endometrial cancer. Altogether, our results indicate that disease-causing germline mutations of MSH6 are rare in HNPCC and HNPCC-like families.     

Excess of hMLH1 germline mutations in Swiss families with hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer

Lynch syndrome, or hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), is a consequence of a dominantly inherited susceptibility to accumulate somatic mutations. The disorder is manifested as a familial aggregation of colorectal cancers diagnosed at an early age and, to a lesser degree, of cancers of the endometrium, ovary, urinary tract, and organs of the gastrointestinal tract other than the colon. In more than half of the HNPCC families investigated, the cancer predisposition has been linked to germline mutations in one of the 2 genes hMLH1 or hMSH2, involved in post-replicative DNA-mismatch repair. Twenty-four Swiss families affected with colorectal cancer were screened for germline mutations in these 2 genes, and pathogenic mutations were identified in over 70% of the families fulfilling the Amsterdam criteria (AC), but in only 10% of the families not completely fulfilling these criteria. One of the reported mutations, discovered in an extended HNPCC kindred from the Swiss Alps, is shown to be a founding mutation. Unexpectedly, all the mutations identified are in the hMLH1 gene, where all but one are novel sequence alterations. Our data suggest that an unusually high proportion of Swiss HNPCC patients may harbour a germline mutation in the hMLH1 gene. Int. J. Cancer 78:680–684, 1998. © 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Association of MUTYH and MSH6 germline mutations in colorectal cancer patients

Colorectal cancer (CRC) risk associated with germline monoallelic MUTYH mutations remains controversial, although a slightly increased risk for this disease has been suggested. MUTYH and MSH6 proteins act in cooperation during the DNA repair process. Based on this interaction, it was hypothesized that the combination of heterozygote germline mutations in both genes could result in an increased CRC risk. To further clarify the interaction between MUTYH and MSH6, we analyzed the prevalence of MSH6 mutations in a cohort of CRC patients and controls previously tested for MUTYH mutations: CRC patients with and without a monoallelic MUTYH mutation (group I, n = 26; group II, n = 50, respectively), and healthy carriers with a monoallelic MUTYH mutation (group III, n = 21). In group I, we found three patients (11.5%) with MSH6 mutations, a missense mutation (p.R635G), a change in the 3′UTR region (c.*4098A > C) and a nonsense mutation (p.Q982X). In group II and III, no mutations were detected. In CRC patients, MSH6 mutations were more frequently found in MUTYH mutation carriers than in noncarriers (11.5% vs. 0%, P = 0.037). CRC patients carrying monoallelic MUTYH mutations harbor more frequently concomitant MSH6 mutations than patients without them, thus suggesting that both genes could act cooperatively and confer together an increased CRC risk.     

Smooth-muscle myosin mutations in hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer syndrome

We examined adenomas and cancers from hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) syndrome patients for the presence of frameshift mutations in the smooth-muscle myosin gene, MYH11. Our results show that mutations in MYH11 occur more frequently in cancers than adenomas (P=0.008) and are dependent on microsatellite instability (MSI+).     

MSH6 missense mutations are often associated with no or low cancer susceptibility

Mismatch repair (MMR) deficiency in tumours from patients with the hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) syndrome is mainly caused by mutations in the MLH1, MSH2, and MSH6 genes. A major challenge in the clinical management of patients with suspected HNPCC is the frequent occurrence of missense mutations in MSH6. These can be considered neither deleterious nor clinically innocent a priori. To assess their significance we studied five novel MSH6 missense mutations in six patients derived from a series of consecutive endometrial and colorectal cancer patients selected for study after their tumours were determined to be microsatellite unstable. We tested each mutated protein for heterodimerisation with MSH2 and for in vitro MMR capability. Four mutations (R128L, P623L, K728T, G881K+S) showed no impairment of these functions while the fifth (E1193K) displayed marked impairment of both functions. These results, taken together with our previous similar findings concerning six other missense mutations in MSH6, allow us to conclude that many or most missense changes in MSH6 likely are clinically innocent, whereas some missense changes such as E1193K, which lead to impaired MMR, are likely to be clinically significant, but have low penetrance.     

A polymorphism in the ATM gene modulates the penetrance of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer

Germ-line mutations in MLH1 and MSH2 genes predispose to hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) syndrome, but they do not predict a specific phenotype of the disease. We speculated that the ataxia-telangiectasia mutated gene (ATM) was a candidate gene to modulate the phenotypic expression of HNPCC, as heterozygous individuals for germ-line ATM mutations have been considered at higher risk of developing epithelial malignancies. The frequency of the ATM D1853N polymorphism was evaluated in 167 individuals from 20 HNPCC families in which MLH1 or MSH2 germ-line mutations co-segregated with the disease. Among the 67 MLH1 or MSH2 mutation carriers, the ATM 1853N variant was associated with a significantly higher incidence of colorectal and other HNPCC-related cancers, when compared with individuals carrying the ATM 1853D variant [12/13 (92%) vs. 31/54 (57.5%); p = 0.02]. MLH1 and MSH2 mutation carriers who concomitantly carried the ATM 1853N variant, had an 8 times increased risk of developing colorectal and other HNPCC-related cancers (OR: 8.9; p = 0.02), when compared with MLH1 or MSH2 mutation carriers with the ATM 1853D variant. Our results suggest that the ATM D1853N polymorphism modulates the penetrance of MLH1 and MSH2 germ-line mutations.     

MSH6 G39E polymorphism and CpG island methylator phenotype in colon cancer

The MSH6 G39E germline polymorphism is not associated with an increased risk of either microsatellite stable or unstable sporadic colorectal cancer. Other than microsatellite instability, however, most genetic and epigenetic changes of tumors associated with this common variant have not been studied. The objective of our investigation was to evaluate associations between the MSH6 G39E (116G>A) polymorphism and CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) and BRAF V600E mutations in tumors from a sample of 1048 individuals with colon cancer and 1964 controls from Utah, Northern California, and Minnesota. The G39E polymorphism (rs1042821) was determined by the five prime nuclease assay. CIMP was determined by methylation‐specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of CpG islands in MLH1, methylated in tumors (MINT)1, MINT2, MINT31, and CDKN2A. The BRAF V600E mutation was determined by sequencing exon 15. In microsatellite stable tumors, homozygous carriers of the G39E polymorphism had an increased risk of CIMP+ colon cancer (odds ratio (OR) 2.2, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.1, 4.2) and BRAF V600E mutation (OR 3.1, 95% CI 1.01, 9.7) in a case–control comparison. This finding was not observed in unstable tumors; however, power may have been low to detect an association. Age at diagnosis, family history, and alcohol use did not interact with MSH6 G39E and CIMP. The MSH6 G39E germline polymorphism may be associated with CIMP+ colon cancer. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.