Abstract
Background & Aims:MYH-associated polyposis is a recently described disease that is characterized by multiple colorectal adenomas and a recessive pattern of inheritance. Individuals with MYH-associated polyposis have biallelic mutations in MYH, a base excision repair gene, and are negative for germline mutations in the APC gene. In this study, the 2 most prevalent MYH mutations in white persons, Y165C and G382D, were analyzed for their presence in 984 subjects selected from 3 groups: 400 undergoing screening colonoscopy and found to have 0-3 polyps, 444 with colorectal cancer (CRC), and 140 referred for APC mutation analysis in which a germline mutation was not identified. Methods: Genotyping for Y165C and G382D was performed by Pyrosequencing. Results: Biallelic mutations for Y165C and/or G382D were not found in any of those undergoing screening colonoscopy with 0-3 polyps (n = 400), in those APC-negative patients with <20 adenomatous polyps (n = 26), or in those with CRC who were older than 50 years (n = 328). Furthermore, these 2 MYH mutations were not found among patients whose tumors showed the presence of defective DNA mismatch repair (n = 62). However, the presence of biallelic germline MYH mutations correlated with the presence of ≥20 adenomatous polyps. Interestingly, 2 of the 116 individuals with CRC diagnosed at 50 years of age or younger also presented with biallelic germline mutations in MYH. Conclusions: These data suggest that screening of MYH should be considered not only in patients with multiple polyps but also in patients with early-onset CRC.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 9-16 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Gastroenterology |
Volume | 127 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2004 |
Keywords
- AFAP
- CRC
- FAP
- HNPCC
- MMR
- PCR
- attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis
- colorectal cancer
- familial adenomatous polyposis
- hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer
- mismatch repair
- polymerase chain reaction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hepatology
- Gastroenterology