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Carlsson C, Nilbert M. Living with hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer; experiences from and impact of genetic testing. J Genet Couns 2007; 16:811-20. [PMID: 17705030 DOI: 10.1007/s10897-007-9117-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2007] [Accepted: 07/20/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is one of our most common cancer syndromes and an increasing number of individuals live in families with verified hereditary cancer. We conducted an interview study to explore experiences from and perceived impact on life after genetic testing for HNPCC. Three major themes emerged: reactions and emotions, family relations and implications for life. Among the reactions described were suspecting heredity, feelings of guilt, the importance of experiential knowledge, and coping strategies. The impact on family relations was related to perceived responsibility for conveying information, encountering different reactions among family members, and difficulties in communication and relations. The implications described included uncertainty, adaptation, new choices and changes in life, family planning issues, and experiences of surveillance programs. We suggest that the themes and sub-themes identified should be taken into account during genetic counselling in order to facilitate the spread of information and to prepare family members for the impact on life that knowledge about hereditary cancer may have.
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- C Carlsson
- Department of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Hospital, 221 85, Lund, Sweden.
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Watson N, Grieu F, Morris M, Harvey J, Stewart C, Schofield L, Goldblatt J, Iacopetta B. Heterogeneous staining for mismatch repair proteins during population-based prescreening for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. J Mol Diagn 2007; 9:472-8. [PMID: 17652638 PMCID: PMC1975100 DOI: 10.2353/jmoldx.2007.060162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of microsatellite instability (MSI(+)) in tumors from a population-based series of young colorectal cancer patients and its correlation with the loss of expression of mismatch repair (MMR) proteins. The BAT-26 mononucleotide repeat was used to screen for MSI(+) in all colorectal cancers diagnosed in Western Australia throughout a 5-year period in patients <60 years of age. MSI(+) was found in 75 of 1003 (7.5%) cases, of which six contained a concomitant mutation in BRAF and were therefore excluded from further investigations as possible hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. Immunohistochemistry was used to evaluate expression of the four major MMR proteins (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and PMS2) in the remaining 69 MSI(+) tumors. Complete loss of MLH1 and PMS2 expression or of MSH2 and MSH6 expression was found in 35 (51%) and 17 (25%) cases, respectively, whereas other patterns of complete loss were observed in eight cases (12%). Eight tumors (12%) were initially recorded as showing normal expression, but on review seven were reclassified as having abnormal staining because of heterogeneous patterns of MMR loss. Three of these seven cases had previously been found to have germline mutations. Because of possible misinterpretation of heterogeneous immunohistochemistry staining for MMR protein loss, MSI testing is recommended as the initial screen for population-based detection of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.
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- Natasha Watson
- School of Surgery and Pathology M507, University of Western Australia, Nedlands 6009, Australia
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Woods MO, Williams P, Careen A, Edwards L, Bartlett S, McLaughlin JR, Younghusband HB. A new variant database for mismatch repair genes associated with Lynch syndrome. Hum Mutat 2007; 28:669-73. [PMID: 17347989 DOI: 10.1002/humu.20502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mutations in some mismatch repair (MMR) genes are associated with Lynch syndrome (LS; also called hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer [HNPCC]), an autosomal dominant cancer susceptibility syndrome. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most frequent cancer observed in LS. However, tumors occur at a variety of extracolonic sites and individuals may have multiple primary cancers. LS is the most common hereditary form of CRC, accounting for approximately 1% of all CRC. Since the first account of mutations in MSH2 causing this cancer susceptibility syndrome in 1993, mutations in three additional MMR genes, MLH1, MSH6, and PMS2, have been shown to cause LS. More than 1,500 different variants have been identified in these four genes and approximately 80% of the alterations have been identified in MLH1 and MSH2. There have been a few previous attempts to systematically record MMR variants associated with LS patients; however, they were not complete nor were they continuously updated. Thus, it was our goal to generate and maintain a comprehensive catalogue of MMR variants from genes known to be mutated in LS (http://www.med.mun.ca/MMRvariants; last accessed 8 February 2007). Providing such a resource should aid investigators in understanding the significance of the variants.
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- Michael O Woods
- Discipline of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
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Verma M, Seminara D, Arena FJ, John C, Iwamoto K, Hartmuller V. Genetic and epigenetic biomarkers in cancer : improving diagnosis, risk assessment, and disease stratification. Mol Diagn Ther 2007; 10:1-15. [PMID: 16646573 DOI: 10.1007/bf03256438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Gene expression patterns change during the initiation, progression, and development of cancer, as a result of both genetic and epigenetic mechanisms. Genetic changes arise due to irreversible changes in the nucleotide sequence, whereas epigenetic changes occur due to changes in chromatin conformation, histone acetylation, and methylation of the CpG islands located primarily in the promoter region of a gene. Both genetic and epigenetic markers can potentially be utilized to identify different stages of tumor development. Several such markers exhibit high sensitivity and specificity for different tumor types and can be assayed in biofluids and other specimens collected by noninvasive technologies. In spite of the availability of large numbers of diagnostic markers, only a few have been clinically validated so far. The current status and the challenges in the field of genetic and epigenetic markers in cancer diagnosis, risk assessment, and disease stratification are discussed.
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- Mukesh Verma
- Analytic Epidemiology Research Branch, Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland 20852, USA.
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Kampman E. A first-degree relative with colorectal cancer: what are we missing? Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2007; 16:1-3. [PMID: 17220324 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-06-0984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Jenkins MA, Southey MC, Giles GG, Hopper JL. Rationale for, and approach to, studying modifiers of risk in persons with a genetic predisposition to colorectal cancer. Curr Oncol Rep 2007; 9:202-7. [PMID: 17430691 DOI: 10.1007/s11912-007-0022-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We address the issue of modifiers of risk for persons who are, on average, at high risk of colorectal cancer due to carrying germline genetic mutations. We discuss how to estimate risk and assess modifiers using data from mutation-carrying families. A critical analytical issue is the adjustment for how families have been sampled (ascertainment). Only a few published studies have made appropriate adjustments and have mostly reported lifetime risks of less than 50%. Incomplete penetrance and differences in risk by subcategories are consistent with the existence of genetic and/or environmental risk -modifiers. Data from large cohorts of carriers are required to study such modifiers with precision.
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- Mark A Jenkins
- Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic Epidemiology, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
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Diergaarde B, Braam H, Vasen HF, Nagengast FM, van Muijen GNP, Kok FJ, Kampman E. Environmental factors and colorectal tumor risk in individuals with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007; 5:736-42. [PMID: 17544999 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2007.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Individuals with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) are at increased risk for colorectal cancer. Environmental factors might play a role in HNPCC-associated carcinogenesis. The aim of this study was to gain insight into the effects of environmental factors on colorectal tumor risk in individuals with HNPCC. METHODS We examined associations between dietary factors, cigarette smoking, and HNPCC-associated colorectal tumors in a Dutch case-control study (145 cases, 103 tumor-free controls; all study participants were known or suspected carriers of a germline mutation in one of the DNA mismatch repair genes). We also assessed associations between the various environmental factors and occurrence of adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) mutations in HNPCC-associated polyps in a subset of the study population. RESULTS Fruit consumption was inversely associated with ever developing HNPCC-associated colorectal tumors (odds ratio [95% confidence interval] for highest vs lowest tertile, 0.4 [0.2-0.9]; P(trend) = .03); a borderline significant inverse association was observed for dietary fiber intake (0.5 [0.2-1.0]; P(trend) = .06). Cigarette smoking seemed to increase the risk of HNPCC-associated colorectal tumors. Truncating APC mutations were detected in 30 (37.5%) of the 80 available HNPCC-associated polyps; frameshift mutations were most common (73.3%). None of the evaluated environmental factors was distinctively associated with a specific APC status of the polyps. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that fruit consumption and dietary fiber intake might decrease the risk of colorectal tumors in individuals with HNPCC, whereas cigarette smoking might increase the risk of HNPCC-associated colorectal tumors. The observed associations support the hypothesis that HNPCC-associated outcomes might be modified by environmental factors.
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- Brenda Diergaarde
- Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Sengupta S, Chakrabarti S, Roy A, Panda CK, Roychoudhury S. Inactivation of human mutL homolog 1 and mutS homolog 2 genes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma tumors and leukoplakia samples by promoter hypermethylation and its relation with microsatellite instability phenotype. Cancer 2007; 109:703-12. [PMID: 17219447 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND A subset of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) exhibits a microsatellite instability (MIN) phenotype. The authors correlated alterations in the mismatch-repair genes human mutL homolog 1 (hMLH1) and human mutS homolog 2 (hMSH2) in primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) tumors and in samples of leukoplakia with the MIN phenotype. METHODS One hundred twenty-three paired HNSCC normal and tumor tissues and 27 leukoplakia samples were examined for hypermethylation of hMLH1 and hMSH2 promoters. The hypermethylation status of the tissues was confirmed by expression studies. Sixty-three of 123 randomly selected tumors and all 27 leukplakia samples were genotyped with 8 microsatellite markers to determine MIN. RESULTS Fifty percent of HNSCC tumors and 63% of leukoplakia samples harbored hypermethylation at either or both hMLH1 and hMSH2 promoters. Normal tissues adjacent to methylation-positive tumors also demonstrated hypermethylation of both promoters at a high frequency (25%). A positive correlation between tobacco habit and promoter hypermethylation was observed (P = .001). A correlation was observed between MIN and the frequency of promoter hypermethylation in the leukoplakia samples, but no such trend was observed in the HNSCC tumors. It is noteworthy that patients who had a high frequency of MIN-positive tumors exhibited hypermethylation in both the affected tissues and the adjacent normal tissues (P = .007). Patients with a tobacco habit who had promoter hypermethylation at both the affected tissues and the adjacent normal tissues had tumors that mostly were MIN positive (P = .047). CONCLUSIONS The current results suggested that tobacco-addicted individuals are more susceptible to promoter hypermethylation of hMLH1 and hMSH2 and that, if such hypermethylation occurs in the normal squamous epithelium of the head and neck region, then those tissues are likely to develop into tumors that involve the MIN pathway.
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- Shiladitya Sengupta
- Molecular and Human Genetics Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India
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Mei Q, Yan HL, Ding FX, Xue G, Huang JJ, Wang YZ, Sun SH. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms of mismatch repair genes in healthy Chinese individuals and sporadic colorectal cancer patients. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 171:17-23. [PMID: 17074586 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2006.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2006] [Revised: 05/25/2006] [Accepted: 06/08/2006] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Mismatch repair (MMR) genes are among of the most important genes associated with colorectal cancer (CRC). Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are generally thought to provide important information across a wide spectrum of life sciences; however, no study of association between SNPs of MMR genes and Chinese sporadic colorectal cancer (SCRC) is available. We chose 29 reported single-nucleotide variants that have rarely been verified in a population-based study. We identified SNPs and the genotype-phenotype association in Chinese populations of 150 healthy individuals and 160 SCRC patients. We extracted the genomic DNA from the blood of these individuals and used sequencing to determine these SNPs. Three SNPs (MLH1 394G-->C, 655A-->G, 1151T-->A) occurred with a frequency of 8.8-11.2% in the Chinese population. These SNPs formed a series with combined effects. The haplotype of concurrent MLH1 655 and 1151 SNPs and the haplotype combinations of MLH1 1151, MLH1 394 occurred exclusively in SCRC. None of the other 26 variants were detected in the Chinese population.
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- Qian Mei
- Department of Medical Genetics, The Second Military Medical University, Xiangyin Road 800, Shanghai, China
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Akoum R, Ghaoui A, Brihi E, Ghabash M, Abou Atme J. Gynecological tumors revealing hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer: analysis of a large Lebanese pedigree. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2006; 16:1516-21. [PMID: 16884359 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00621.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the aggregation of colorectal cancer (CRC) and hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC)-related extracolonic cancers in an extended Lebanese family with HNPCC. This was a pedigree analysis and a prospective follow-up over an 8-year period. The causative germ line mutation was detected using denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of short fluorescent fragments, and direct DNA sequencing of purified PCR products. The penetrance of CRC is high and accounts for approximately two thirds of risk carriers with an early age of onset (21 years). The extracolonic cancer spectrum includes ovary, endometrium, small bowel, skin, and brain, with an age of onset as early as 30 years. The causative mismatch repair gene mutation is an MSH2 point mutation involving the splice donor site of intron 3 (G-->A). Scrutinized in genomic DNA from 35 consented members, it was found in 18 of them and cosegregates with the cancer phenotype in the family. Early-onset ovarian and endometrial carcinomas may reveal HNPCC families in the Middle Eastern region, with MSH2 germ line mutation. We propose a biannual screening program, starting around the age of 20-25 years, pending additional data on this topic.
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- R Akoum
- Department of Oncology, Rizk Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon.
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Langner E, Przybyłowska K, Przemysław G, Kunierz J, Smolarz B, Romanowicz-Makowska H, Migileski J, Kulig A, Dziki A. The T/G mutation in exon 8 of hMSH2 gene in the sporadic colon cancer patients. ACTA CHIRURGICA IUGOSLAVICA 2006; 53:57-60. [PMID: 17139886 DOI: 10.2298/aci0602057l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The DNA mismatch repair (MMR) system guards against genomic instability, therefore the mutations in the human MMR genes cause the majority of the hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) and a small percentage of the sporadic colon cancer. hMSH2 is one of MMR genes involved in the correction of mispairing during replication and its mutations are associated with both--microsatellite instability and the hereditary and sporadic colon tumourgenesis. The aim of this study was to analyse the T/G mutation (codon 458) in exon 8 of hMSH2 gene in the sporadic colon cancer cells. We also examined the relationship between the T/G mutation of hMSH2 gene, and the selected prognostic factors such as Dukes' stage, histological grade and lymph node metastasis. We analysed samples of tumour from 75 patients with sporadic colorectal cancers. The mutation in the hMSH2 gene ware determined by the RFLP-PCR. We found T/G mutation in exon 8 of hMSH2 gene in 5 patients (6,7%). There was no statistically significant difference between this mutation and selected clinical parameters. The results of our studies revealed that mutations of hMSH2 gene may lead to development of colorectal cancer. No dependence between the mutation of hMSH2 gene and clinical parameters, suggests that the mutation of hMSH2 gene may have a critical significance for the first steps of carcinogenesis in colon epithelial.
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- E Langner
- Departament of General and Colorectal Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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Rationale for, and approach to, studying modifiers of risk in persons with a genetic predisposition to colorectal cancer. CURRENT COLORECTAL CANCER REPORTS 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s11888-006-0019-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Duriseti S, Winnard PT, Mironchik Y, Vesuna F, Raman A, Raman V. HOXA5 regulates hMLH1 expression in breast cancer cells. Neoplasia 2006; 8:250-8. [PMID: 16756717 PMCID: PMC1600677 DOI: 10.1593/neo.05766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Homeobox protein HOXA5 functions as a transcriptional factor for genes that are not only involved in segmentation identity but also in cell differentiation. Although HOXA5 has been shown to regulate the expression of the tumor-suppressor protein p53, its role in breast tumorigenesis is not well understood. Using yeast as a model system, we now demonstrate that overexpression of HOXA5 in yeast can be used to identify downstream target genes that are homologous in humans. One such identified gene was that of the mismatch repair pathway component MutL homolog 1. Analysis of the promoter region of the gene for human MutL homolog 1 (hMLH1) displayed several putative HOXA5-binding sites. In transient transfection experiments, the overexpression of HOXA5 transactivated the hMLH1 promoter-reporter construct. In addition, chromatin immunoprecipitation assay using a human breast cancer cell line MCF-7 demonstrated that HOXA5 binds to the hMLH1 promoter in vivo. Furthermore, we demonstrate that, in the presence of HOXA5, there is an increase in in vivo repair activity in MCF-7 cells. Taken together, our results indicate that HOXA5 is a transcriptional regulator of hMLH1 in breast cancer cells.
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- Sai Duriseti
- Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 340 Traylor Building, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 340 Traylor Building, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 340 Traylor Building, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 340 Traylor Building, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland at Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 340 Traylor Building, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Liu HX, Li Y, Jiang XD, Yin HN, Zhang L, Wang Y, Yang J. Mutation screening of mismatch repair gene Mlh3 in familial esophageal cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12:5281-6. [PMID: 16981255 PMCID: PMC4088192 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To shed light on the possible role of mismatch repair gene Mlh3 in familial esophageal cancer (FEC).
METHODS: A total of 66 members from 10 families suggestive of a genetic predisposition to hereditary esophageal cancer were screened for germline mutations in Mlh3 with denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC), a newly developed method of comparative sequencing based on heteroduplex detection. For all samples exhibiting abnormal DHPLC profiles, sequence changes were evaluated by cycle sequencing. For any mutation in family members, we conducted a segregation study to compare its prevalence in sporadic esophageal cancer patients and normal controls.
RESULTS: Exons of Mlh3 in all samples were successfully examined. Overall, 4 missense mutations and 3 polymorphisms were identified in 4 families. Mlh3 missense mutations in families 9 and 10 might be pathogenic, but had a reduced penetrance. While in families 1 and 7, there was no sufficient evidence supporting the monogenic explanations of esophageal cancers in families. The mutations were found in 33% of high-risk families and 50% of low-risk families.
CONCLUSION: Mlh3 is a high risk gene with a reduced penetrance in some families. However, it acts as a low risk gene for esophageal cancer in most families. Mutations of Mlh3 may work together with other genes in an accumulated manner and result in an increased risk of esophageal tumor. DHPLC is a robust and sensitive technique for screening gene mutations.
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- Hong-Xu Liu
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China.
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Chaksangchaichot P, Punyarit P, Petmitr S. Novel hMSH2, hMSH6 and hMLH1 gene mutations and microsatellite instability in sporadic colorectal cancer. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2006; 133:65-70. [PMID: 16902769 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-006-0147-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2006] [Accepted: 07/14/2006] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To detect the hMSH2, hMSH6 and hMLH1 DNA mismatch repair gene mutations and microsatellite instability in somatic colorectal cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS The mutations of hMSH2, hMSH6, and hMLH1 genes, including microsatellite instability of BAT-26, BAT-40, D2S123, D5S346 and D17S250 were analyzed in 31 patients with colorectal. RESULTS The results revealed that eight cases (25.8%) harbored mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes. Of these, five novel mutations including I237V in exon 4 of hMSH2, ins T at codon 1196 in exon 7 of hMSH6, and ins G at codon 154 in exon 6, N158H in exon 6, and del A at codon 257 in exon 9 of hMLH1 were identified. Moreover, several intronic polymorphisms, including c-g transversion at IVS-1 nt211 + 9 of hMSH2, del T in poly T track at IVS-6 nt3559-5, ATCT duplicate in IVS-7 nt 3642 + 35 and t-g transversion at IVS-10 nt4080 + 185 of hMSH6 were demonstrated in these patients. In addition, seven cases (22.5%) exhibited microsatellite instability (MSI). CONCLUSION These results suggested that the inactivation of DNA mismatch repair genes and microsatellite instability may play a minor role in somatic colorectal cancer development.
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- P Chaksangchaichot
- Department of Tropical Nutrition and Food Science, Mahidol University, Rajvithi Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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Yu JH, Bigler J, Whitton J, Potter JD, Ulrich CM. Mismatch repair polymorphisms and colorectal polyps: hMLH1-93G>A variant modifies risk associated with smoking. Am J Gastroenterol 2006; 101:1313-9. [PMID: 16771955 DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00551.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Mutations in the mismatch repair (MMR) enzymes hMLH1 and hMSH6 are known causes of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer and act by inducing a mutator phenotype characterized by microsatellite instability. The aim of our study was to determine if polymorphisms in the DNA MMR genes hMLH1 and hMSH6 are associated with an increased risk of colorectal polyps, and to evaluate interactions with exposures known to cause DNA damage. METHODS In a Minnesota-based case-control study of individuals with adenomas (N=401), hyperplastic polyps (N=195), or both adenomas and hyperplastic polyps (N=123) versus polyp-free controls (N=624), we investigated the role of hMLH1-93G>A, hMLH1 I219V, and hMSH6 G39E polymorphisms in increasing the risk of colorectal polyps. Polytomous multivariate logistic regression analysis was used, adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, postmenopausal hormone use, aspirin use, and NSAID use. RESULTS Overall, no evidence of an association between any of the three polymorphisms or hMLH1 haplotypes and colorectal polyps was observed. However, risk associated with the hMLH1-93A variant differed by smoking: smoking-associated risks were stronger among those with variant -93AA or -93AG genotypes, showing a twofold greater risk of adenoma with >25 pack-years of smoking compared with nonsmokers, and a corresponding eightfold greater risk of hyperplastic polyps (genotype smoking: p-interaction=0.02 for hyperplastic polyps and p-interaction=0.08 for adenomas). CONCLUSIONS These data are consistent with the observation that smoking is associated with MMR in colorectal neoplasia and suggest that the risk increase with smoking may differ by hMLH1-93G>A genotype.
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- Joon-Ho Yu
- Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98109-1024, USA
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Ashton KA, Meldrum CJ, McPhillips ML, Suchy J, Kurzawski G, Lubinski J, Scott RJ. The Association of the COMT V158M Polymorphism with Endometrial/Ovarian Cancer in HNPCC Families Adhering to the Amsterdam Criteria. Hered Cancer Clin Pract 2006; 4:94-102. [PMID: 20223014 PMCID: PMC2837292 DOI: 10.1186/1897-4287-4-2-94] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2006] [Accepted: 05/20/2006] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is vital for the conjugation of catechol estrogens that are produced during oestrogen metabolism. The efficiency of this process varies due to a polymorphism in COMT, which changes valine to methionine (V158M). The Met genotypes slow the metabolism of catechol oestrogens, which are agents that are capable of causing DNA damage through the formation of DNA adducts and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. The slower metabolism of catechol oestrogens results in there being a higher circulating concentration of these oeastrogens and consequently greater probability of DNA damage. To determine whether metabolic inefficiencies of oeastrogen metabolism are associated with the development of malignancy in hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), we studied the V158M polymorphism in COMT in a large cohort of 498 HNPCC patients from Australia and Poland that were either mutation positive (n = 331) or negative (n = 167) for mismatch repair (MMR) gene mutations (hMLH1 or hMSH2). HNPCC is a familial predisposition to colorectal cancer (CRC) and extracolonic cancers that include endometrial cancer. Using Real Time PCR, the COMT V158M polymorphism was examined and its association with disease expression, age of diagnosis of cancer, mutation status and mutation type was assessed in the HNPCC MMR mutation positive and negative groups. This study showed that the V158M polymorphism had no association with disease risk in the HNPCC MMR mutation positive population. However, the polymorphism was significantly associated with endometrial/ovarian cancer risk in HNPCC MMR mutation negative patients (p = 0.002). The heterozygous (Val/Met) genotype was associated with an increased risk of developing endometrial/ovarian cancer whereas the homozygous mutant (Met/Met) showed a decreased risk. The results suggest heterosis, where there is an apparent greater effect of the heterozygous state in this dichotomous trait. In conclusion, this study shows that the COMT V158M polymorphism alters the risk of developing endometrial/ovarian cancer in patients that adhere to the Amsterdam HNPCC criteria but do not have a DNA mismatch repair gene mutation.
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- Katie A Ashton
- Discipline of Medical Genetics, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle and the Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
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The impact of predictive genetic testing on cancer care can be measured by the increased demand for and utilization of genetic services as well as in the progress made in reducing cancer risks in known mutation carriers. Nonetheless, differential access to and utilization of genetic counseling and cancer predisposition testing among underserved racial and ethnic minorities compared with the white population has led to growing health care disparities in clinical cancer genetics that are only beginning to be addressed. Furthermore, deficiencies in the utility of genetic testing in underserved populations as a result of limited testing experience and in the effectiveness of risk-reducing interventions compound access and knowledge-base disparities. The recent literature on racial/ethnic health care disparities is briefly reviewed, and is followed by a discussion of the current limitations of risk assessment and genetic testing outside of white populations. The importance of expanded testing in underserved populations is emphasized.
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- Michael J Hall
- Department of Medicine, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Ahmed FE. Gene-gene, gene-environment & multiple interactions in colorectal cancer. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART C, ENVIRONMENTAL CARCINOGENESIS & ECOTOXICOLOGY REVIEWS 2006; 24:1-101. [PMID: 16690537 DOI: 10.1080/10590500600614295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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This review comprehensively evaluates the influence of gene-gene, gene-environment and multiple interactions on the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). Methods of studying these interactions and their limitations have been discussed herein. There is a need to develop biomarkers of exposure and of risk that are sensitive, specific, present in the pathway of the disease, and that have been clinically tested for routine use. The influence of inherited variation (polymorphism) in several genes has been discussed in this review; however, due to study limitations and confounders, it is difficult to conclude which ones are associated with the highest risk (either individually or in combination with environmental factors) to CRC. The majority of the sporadic cancer is believed to be due to modification of mutation risk by other genetic and/or environmental factors. Micronutrient deficiency may explain the association between low consumption of fruit/vegetables and CRC in human studies. Mitochondrial modulation by dietary factors influences the balance between cell renewal and death critical in colon mucosal homeostasis. Both genetic and epigenetic interactions are intricately dependent on each other, and collectively influence the process of colorectal tumorigenesis. The genetic and environmental interactions present a good prospect and a challenge for prevention strategies for CRC because they support the view that this highly prevalent cancer is preventable.
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- Farid E Ahmed
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North, Carolina 27858, USA.
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Mutation of human mutL homolog 1 (MLH-1) and human mutS homolog 2 (MSH-2) has been linked with the pathogenesis of colorectal carcinoma in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer syndrome and other carcinomas. Mutations of these genes in renal cell carcinomas were recently described. The aim of this study was to examine the expression of MLH-1 and MSH-2 in renal cortical neoplasms of various histological types by immunohistochemistry. Thirty-eight (n = 38) resected renal tumors were obtained from the surgical pathology files of the UMass Memorial Healthcare, including clear cell carcinomas (CLEARs, n = 20), papillary carcinomas (PAPs, n = 8), chromophobe carcinomas (CHRs, n = 4), and oncocytomas (ONCs, n = 6). Positive immunostaining for MLH-1 and MSH-2 was graded by the number of positive tumor cell nuclei, as follows: 0, negative; 1, up to one third of positive nuclei; 2, one to two thirds positive; and 3, greater than two thirds positive. Loss of MLH-1 or MSH-2 was defined as a tumor with grade 0 or 1, compared with the normal tubules. Normal tubules and intercalated ducts contained cells positive for MLH-1 and MSH-2 in all cases. For both antibodies, positive staining in tumors ranged from grade 1 to 3 in the CLEAR and PAP but was only grade 2 to 3 in the CHR and ONC. Loss of MLH-1 and/or MSH-2 occurred in malignant tumors but not in ONC. Loss of MLH-1 was present in 8 (40%) of 20 CLEARs and 4 (50%) of 8 PAPs, compared with loss of MSH-2 in 4 (20%) of 20 CLEARs and 1 (25%) of 4 CHRs. Our results suggest that loss of mismatch repair genes is involved in the malignant transformation in some renal carcinomas, particularly those derived from the proximal tubules.
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- Daniel Baiyee
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305-5324, USA.
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Johnson PM, Gallinger S, McLeod RS. Surveillance colonoscopy in individuals at risk for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer: an evidence-based review. Dis Colon Rectum 2006; 49:80-93; discussion 94-5. [PMID: 16284887 DOI: 10.1007/s10350-005-0228-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE Surveillance colonoscopy plays an important role in the management of asymptomatic patients known to carry and suspected of carrying hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer gene mutations. Although the shortest interval between surveillance examinations may seem to offer the most benefit to patients, excessive use of this procedure may have unwanted consequences. This study was designed to evaluate the evidence and make recommendations regarding the optimal frequency of surveillance colonoscopy and the age at which to initiate surveillance based on the best available evidence. METHODS MEDLINE was searched for all articles assessing surveillance colonoscopy from 1966 to 2004 by using the MESH terms "hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer" and "screening." The evidence was systematically reviewed and a critical appraisal of the evidence was performed. RESULTS There are no randomized, controlled, clinical trials examining the frequency of surveillance colonoscopy in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. Three cohort studies were identified for review. There is one cohort study of good quality that provides evidence that surveillance colonoscopy every three years in patients with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer reduces the risk of developing colorectal cancer and the risk of death. The two remaining cohort studies provide poor evidence on which to make a recommendation. CONCLUSIONS The best available evidence supports surveillance with complete colonoscopy to the cecum every three years in patients with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (B recommendation). There is no evidence to support or refute more frequent screening. Further research is required to examine the potential harms and benefits of more frequent screening. However, given the potential for rapid progression from adenoma to carcinoma and missing lesions at colonoscopy, there is consensus that screening more frequently than every three years is required.
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- Paul M Johnson
- IBD Research Unit, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Malander S, Rambech E, Kristoffersson U, Halvarsson B, Ridderheim M, Borg A, Nilbert M. The contribution of the hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer syndrome to the development of ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2005; 101:238-43. [PMID: 16360201 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2005] [Revised: 09/30/2005] [Accepted: 10/14/2005] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Ovarian cancer has one of the highest fractions of hereditary cases. The hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome, primarily due to mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2, is the main cause of heredity, but also the hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) syndrome confers an increased risk of ovarian cancer. In order to clarify the contribution of HNPCC to the development of ovarian cancer, we collected data on family history of cancer and characterized MMR function in a consecutive series of 128 tumors unselected for age at diagnosis and previously characterized for BRCA gene mutations. METHODS Expression of the MMR proteins MLH1, PMS2, MSH2, and MSH6 was analyzed by immunohistochemistry using tissue microarray sections. Tumors with reduced staining or loss of staining were also analyzed for microsatellite instability (MSI). RESULTS Loss of MMR protein expression was identified in 3 ovarian cancers, all of which had a MSI-high phenotype. DNA sequence analysis revealed disease-causing germline mutations (deletions of exons 4-6 in MLH1 and a 1-nucleotide deletion in exon 5 of MSH6) in two patients diagnosed at ages 40 and 49 years, both of whom had family histories suggestive of HNPCC. The genetic defect in the third case, which was a 47-year old woman without knowledge about her family history with loss of MLH1/PMS2 expression in the tumor tissue, remains elusive. A family history suggestive of HNPCC was identified in an additional case, but this tumor showed normal, retained MMR protein expression and a microsatellite stable phenotype. CONCLUSIONS About 2% of ovarian cancer is caused by germline mutations in the MMR-genes, a minor proportion as compared to the contribution of the BRCA-genes (11% in the present series). However, identification of HNPCC patients is important since it allows inclusion of high-risk individuals into control programs aimed at preventing the more frequent colorectal and endometrial cancers. Tumors within the HNPCC-spectrum should therefore be included when recording a family history of cancer among patients diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
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- Susanne Malander
- Department of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Hospital, SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden.
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Chen CC, Yang SY, Liu CJ, Lin CL, Liaw YF, Lin SM, Lee SD, Chen PJ, Chen CJ, Yu MW. Association of cytokine and DNA repair gene polymorphisms with hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma. Int J Epidemiol 2005; 34:1310-8. [PMID: 16172101 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus (HBV) induces hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) mainly by causing chronic necroinflammatory hepatic disease. We investigated the mechanisms underlying the inflammatory hepatocarcinogenesis by examining whether genetic variations in cytokines, antioxidant enzymes, and DNA repair genes affect the HCC risk. METHODS We analyzed 10 polymorphisms in the genes for interleukin-1beta (IL-1B), interleukin-1-receptor antagonist (IL-1RN), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-A), glutathione S-transferase, XRCC1, hMLH1, and XPD in 577 HBV carriers with HCC and 389 HBV carrier controls. RESULTS Overall, only the hMLH1-93*A allele significantly increased HCC risk. We identified polymorphism combinations associated with HCC. In the presence of the IL-1RN*2 allele, adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for HCC associated with C/C, T/C, and T/T genotypes of the IL-1B-31 polymorphism were 1.00, 2.93 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.07-8.07], and 5.76 (95% CI 1.79-18.53), respectively. There was a dose-dependent association between the number of putative high-risk genotypes in the IL-1B, TNF-A, hMLH1, and XRCC1 genes and HCC. The adjusted OR for HBV carriers with > or = 3 putative high-risk genotypes was 9.29 (95% CI 2.90-29.75) compared with those with none or only one of the high-risk genotypes. These associations were not observed among HBV carriers without the IL-1RN*2 allele. Smoking modified the combined effect of multiple loci in the IL-1RN, IL-1B, TNF-A, hMLH1, and XRCC1 genes; a high-risk multilocus genotype only significantly increased the risk in smokers (adjusted OR 4.84; 95% CI 1.69-13.92). CONCLUSIONS Genetic variations in cytokine and DNA repair genes contribute to susceptibility to HBV-related HCC. Smoking increased such genetic susceptibility.
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- Chun-Chieh Chen
- Department of Family Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Wada-Hiraike O, Yano T, Nei T, Matsumoto Y, Nagasaka K, Takizawa S, Oishi H, Arimoto T, Nakagawa S, Yasugi T, Kato S, Taketani Y. The DNA mismatch repair gene hMSH2 is a potent coactivator of oestrogen receptor alpha. Br J Cancer 2005; 92:2286-91. [PMID: 15886699 PMCID: PMC2361802 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The DNA mismatch repair gene is a key regulator in the elimination of base–base mismatches and insertion/deletion loops (IDLs). Human MutS homologue 2 (hMSH2), originally identified as a human homologue of the bacterial MutS, is a tumour suppressor gene frequently mutated in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer is characterised by the early onset of colorectal cancer and the development of extracolonic cancers such as endometrial, ovarian, and urological cancers. Oestrogen receptor (ER) α and β are members of a nuclear receptor (NR) superfamily. Ligand-dependent transcription of ER is regulated by the p160 steroid receptor coactivator family, the thyroid hormone receptor-associated proteins/the vitamin D receptor-interacting proteins (TRAP/DRIP) mediator complex, and the TATA box-binding protein (TBP)-free TBP associated factor complex (TFTC) type histone acetyltransferase complex. Here, we report the interaction between ER α/β and hMSH2. Immunoprecipitation and glutathione-S-transferase pulldown assay revealed that ER α and hMSH2 interacted in a ligand-dependent manner, whereas ER β and hMSH2 interacted in a ligand-independent manner. Oestrogen receptor α/β bound to hMSH2 through the hMSH3/hMSH6 interaction domain of hMSH2. In a transient expression assay, hMSH2 potentiated the transactivation function of liganded ER α, but not that of ER β. These results suggest that hMSH2 may play an important role as a putative coactivator in ER α dependent gene expression.
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- O Wada-Hiraike
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1 Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
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Feng YZ, Shiozawa T, Miyamoto T, Kashima H, Kurai M, Suzuki A, Konishi I. BRAF Mutation in Endometrial Carcinoma and Hyperplasia: Correlation with KRAS and p53 Mutations and Mismatch Repair Protein Expression. Clin Cancer Res 2005; 11:6133-8. [PMID: 16144912 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-2670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Although several gene abnormalities have been reported in endometrial carcinoma, the genetic alterations have not fully been elucidated. Recent studies have revealed frequent activating mutations of the gene for BRAF, an effector of Ras protein in the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway, in several malignancies. However, the prevalence and significance of BRAF mutations in endometrial carcinoma remain unclear. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We examined BRAF mutations in exons 11 and 15 in 97 cases of endometrial carcinoma (endometrioid type, 78; nonendometrioid type, 19), 9 cases of atypical endometrial hyperplasia, and 20 cases of normal endometrium by direct sequencing. In addition, mutations of KRAS and p53 and the immunohistochemical expression of hMLH1 and hMSH2 were also examined. RESULTS Of the 97 carcinomas and 9 hyperplasias, 20 (21%) and 1 (11%) had BRAF mutations, most of them at previously unreported sites. Twenty samples of normal endometrium and 21 samples of normal endometrium obtained from sites adjacent to neoplastic lesions had no BRAF mutations. There was no apparent difference in the prevalence of BRAF mutation among stages, histologic subtypes, or grades. Mutations of KRAS and p53 were found in 18 (19%) and 22 (23%) cases, and 65 (67%) and 92 (95%) cases showed positive immunostaining for hMLH1 and hMSH2, respectively. BRAF mutation was more frequently found in hMLH1-negative cases (12 of 32, 41%) than in hMLH1-positive cases (7 of 65, 11%; P = 0.008), suggesting that it is associated with an abnormal mismatch repair function. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that mutations of the BRAF gene are partly involved in the malignant transformation of the endometrium.
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- Yu-Zhen Feng
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Asahi, Matsumoto, Japan
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Regueiro CR. AGA Future Trends Committee report: Colorectal cancer: a qualitative review of emerging screening and diagnostic technologies. Gastroenterology 2005; 129:1083-103. [PMID: 16143145 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2005.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Southey MC, Jenkins MA, Mead L, Whitty J, Trivett M, Tesoriero AA, Smith LD, Jennings K, Grubb G, Royce SG, Walsh MD, Barker MA, Young JP, Jass JR, St John DJB, Macrae FA, Giles GG, Hopper JL. Use of molecular tumor characteristics to prioritize mismatch repair gene testing in early-onset colorectal cancer. J Clin Oncol 2005; 23:6524-32. [PMID: 16116158 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.04.671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The relationships between mismatch repair (MMR) protein expression, microsatellite instability (MSI), family history, and germline MMR gene mutation status have not been studied on a population basis. METHODS We studied 131 unselected patients with colorectal cancer diagnosed younger than age 45 years. For the 105 available tumors, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and PMS2 protein expression using immunohistochemistry (IHC) and MSI were measured. Germline DNA was screened for hMLH1, hMSH2, hMSH6, and hPMS2 mutations for the following patients: all from families fulfilling the Amsterdam Criteria for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC); all with tumors that were high MSI, low MSI, or that lacked expression of any MMR protein; and a random sample of 23 with MS-stable tumors expressing all MMR proteins. RESULTS Germline mutations were found in 18 patients (nine hMLH1, four hMSH2, four hMSH6, and one hPMS2); all tumors exhibited loss of MMR protein expression, all but one were high MSI or low MSI, and nine were from a family fulfilling Amsterdam Criteria. Sensitivities of IHC testing, MSI (high or low), and Amsterdam Criteria for MMR gene mutation were 100%, 94%, and 50%, respectively. Corresponding positive predictive values were 69%, 50%, and 75%. CONCLUSIONS Tumor IHC analysis of four MMR proteins and MSI testing provide a highly sensitive strategy for identifying MMR gene mutation-carrying, early-onset colorectal cancer patients, half of whom would have been missed using Amsterdam Criteria alone. Tumor-based approaches for triaging early-onset colorectal cancer patients for MMR gene mutation testing, irrespective of family history, appear to be an efficient screening strategy for HNPCC.
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Halvarsson B, Lindblom A, Johansson L, Lagerstedt K, Nilbert M. Loss of mismatch repair protein immunostaining in colorectal adenomas from patients with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. Mod Pathol 2005; 18:1095-101. [PMID: 15731775 DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3800392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Colorectal adenomas occur at younger age, at increased frequency and have a greater tendency for malignant transformation in patients with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). We performed immunostaining for the mismatch repair proteins MLH1, PMS2, MSH2 and MSH6 in 35 colorectal adenomas from 26 patients with HNPCC and identified loss of immunostaining in 23/35 (0.66) adenomas. Loss of mismatch repair protein immunostaining was particularly frequent in large (>5 mm) (14/16) and proximally located (13/15) adenomas, whereas the gene mutated--MLH1 or MSH2--and the type of mutation did not seem to affect the results. We conclude that loss of mismatch repair protein immunostaining is detected at a lower rate in adenomas than in carcinomas associated with HNPCC. Adenomatous tissue can thus be used for immunostaining of mismatch repair proteins in clinical investigations of HNPCC, but whereas loss of immunostaining may pinpoint the gene affected and thereby guide mutation analysis, retained staining cannot exclude that the adenoma developed as part of the syndrome due to reduced sensitivity. However, the analysis has a greater chance of being informative if large and proximally located adenomas are selected.
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The principal Mendelian disorders predisposing to colorectal cancer are familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). FAP is due to mutations in the APC gene. HNPCC is due to a mutation in one of at least five mismatch repair genes. Identification of individuals with these conditions is important because colon cancer will occur in approximately 80% and onset is early. For FAP, protein truncation testing will identify the vast majority of mutations. For HNPCC, 80%-95% can be identified by microsatellite instability testing. A current U.S. study reports that 12% of consecutive colorectal cancers have high microsatellite instability and that, of this 12%, 25% have detectable mutations of MLH1, MSH2, or MSH6. Potential benefits of identification include improved compliance with recommended surveillance, early detection of polyps, reduction in cancer mortality, offering of testing to relatives, and reassurance for relatives found to be negative with attendant savings in the time and expense of surveillance.
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- Peter T Rowley
- Department of Medicine and Division of Genetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14642, USA.
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Ashton KA, Meldrum CJ, McPhillips ML, Kairupan CF, Scott RJ. Frequency of the Common MYH Mutations (G382D and Y165C) in MMR Mutation Positive and Negative HNPCC Patients. Hered Cancer Clin Pract 2005; 3:65-70. [PMID: 20223032 PMCID: PMC2837300 DOI: 10.1186/1897-4287-3-2-65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2005] [Accepted: 05/10/2005] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Recently mutations in the MYH gene have been associated with a milder form of adenomatous polyposis which is characterized by a variable level of colonic polyps ranging from a few to several hundred. In the context of HNPCC it is not unusual to identify patients with a smattering of polyps. The MYH gene product is involved in DNA repair and indeed the hMSH2/hMSH6 complex (both genes being essential elements of the DNA mismatch repair pathway) is required to stimulate MYH activity. We reasoned that because of the clinical similarity of a subset of HNPCC patients to those described with MYH mutations and the role of the hMSH2/hMSH6 complex in the activation of MYH protein that MYH mutations may account for a small proportion of HNPCC patients. In a study of 442 HNPCC patients we identified MYH mutations at the same frequency as that expected in the general population. Nevertheless, two HNPCC families were identified harbouring biallelic changes in MYH.
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- Katie A Ashton
- Discipline of Medical Genetics, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle and the Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
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Smith JA, Waldman BC, Waldman AS. A role for DNA mismatch repair protein Msh2 in error-prone double-strand-break repair in mammalian chromosomes. Genetics 2005; 170:355-63. [PMID: 15781695 PMCID: PMC1449728 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.104.039362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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We examined error-prone nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) in Msh2-deficient and wild-type Chinese hamster ovary cell lines. A DNA substrate containing a thymidine kinase (tk) gene fused to a neomycin-resistance (neo) gene was stably integrated into cells. The fusion gene was rendered nonfunctional due to a 22-bp oligonucleotide insertion, which included the 18-bp I-SceI endonuclease recognition site, within the tk portion of the fusion gene. A double-strand break (DSB) was induced by transiently expressing the I-SceI endonuclease, and deletions or insertions that restored the tk-neo fusion gene's reading frame were recovered by selecting for G418-resistant colonies. Overall, neither the frequency of recovery of G418-resistant colonies nor the sizes of NHEJ-associated deletions were substantially different for the mutant vs. wild-type cell lines. However, we did observe greater usage of terminal microhomology among NHEJ events recovered from wild-type cells as compared to Msh2 mutants. Our results suggest that Msh2 influences error-prone NHEJ repair at the step of pairing of terminal DNA tails. We also report the recovery from both wild-type and Msh2-deficient cells of an unusual class of NHEJ events associated with multiple deletion intervals, and we discuss a possible mechanism for the generation of these "discontinuous deletions."
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- Jason A Smith
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, 29208, USA
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One out of four deaths in the USA is due to cancer. Identification of populations at risk of developing cancer is important as it provides opportunities for prevention and treatment of cancer. Biomarkers are measurable indicators of exposure effects and susceptibility or disease state, and are used to understand the mechanisms of cancer progression. In recent molecular epidemiology studies genomic, proteomic, and epigenomic markers have been utilized which exhibit high sensitivity and specificity for different tumor types and can be assayed in biofluids and other specimens collected by non-invasive technologies. The current challenges and future directions in the field are discussed in this article.
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- M Verma
- Analytical Epidemiology Research Branch, Epidemiology and Genetics, Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Ericson KM, Isinger AP, Isfoss BL, Nilbert MC. Low frequency of defective mismatch repair in a population-based series of upper urothelial carcinoma. BMC Cancer 2005; 5:23. [PMID: 15740628 PMCID: PMC555534 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-5-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2004] [Accepted: 03/01/2005] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Upper urothelial cancer (UUC), i.e. transitional cell carcinomas of the renal pelvis and the ureter, occur at an increased frequency in patients with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). Defective mismatch repair (MMR) specifically characterizes HNPCC-associated tumors, but also occurs in subsets of some sporadic tumors, e.g. in gastrointestinal cancer and endometrial cancer. Methods We assessed the contribution of defective MMR to the development of UUC in a population-based series from the southern Swedish Cancer Registry, through microsatellite instability (MSI) analysis and immunohistochemical evaluation of expression of the MMR proteins MLH1, PMS2, MSH2, and MSH6. Results A MSI-high phenotype was identified in 9/216 (4%) successfully analyzed patients and a MSI-low phenotype in 5/216 (2%). Loss of MMR protein immunostaining was found in 11/216 (5%) tumors, and affected most commonly MSH2 and MSH6. Conclusion This population-based series indicates that somatic MMR inactivation is a minor pathway in the development of UUC, but tumors that display defective MMR are, based on the immunohistochemical expression pattern, likely to be associated with HNPCC.
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- Departments of Oncology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Departments of Pathology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Departments of Oncology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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Satsangi J, Campbell H, Dunlop MG, Porteous MEM. Molecular genetics in gastroenterology: from research success to clinical application? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 2:118-9. [PMID: 16265131 DOI: 10.1038/ncpgasthep0114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2004] [Accepted: 02/07/2005] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Jack Satsangi
- Division of Community Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK.
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Berg P, Wennberg AM, Tuominen R, Sander B, Rozell BL, Platz A, Hansson J. Germline CDKN2A mutations are rare in child and adolescent cutaneous melanoma. Melanoma Res 2005; 14:251-5. [PMID: 15305154 DOI: 10.1097/01.cmr.0000131014.79262.bf] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Early-onset melanoma under the age of 20 years is still a rare disease but has an increasing incidence. The aim of this study was to determine whether CDKN2A germline mutations are present in patients diagnosed with childhood/adolescent melanoma. From the Swedish Cancer Register we identified 60 patients with a diagnosis of cutaneous malignant melanoma before the age of 20 years. A medical history including information on self-reported melanoma heredity was obtained, a physical examination was performed by a dermatologist, and the histopathology slides were reviewed. A blood test was obtained for analysis of germline CDKN2A exon 1 and exon 2 mutations by DNA sequencing. We found only one germline CDKN2A mutation with functional significance, which was an exon 1 missense mutation resulting in a proline-to-leucine substitution in codon 48. This mutation was seen in a patient belonging to a previously reported kindred with hereditary melanoma where this particular germline CDKN2A mutation had been identified. Thus, in the large majority of cutaneous melanoma in childhood/adolescence, any underlying genetic alterations have yet to be identified.
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- Peter Berg
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Radiumhemmet, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Falkenback D, Johansson J, Halvarsson B, Nilbert M. Defective mismatch-repair as a minor tumorigenic pathway in Barrett esophagus-associated adenocarcinoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 157:82-6. [PMID: 15676154 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2004.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2004] [Accepted: 07/08/2004] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The malignant transformation that characterizes the development of Barrett esophagus-associated adenocarcinomas is a multi-step process in which genetic alterations in various tumor-associated genes accumulate. Defective mismatch repair (MMR) is the cause of microsatellite instability (MSI) pathway that characterizes a subset of gastrointestinal tumors and is specifically associated with tumor development within the hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) syndrome. The few studies that have assessed MMR defects in Barrett-associated adenocarcinomas have reached different results. We therefore assessed the expression of the MMR proteins MLH1 and MSH2 in a series of 59 Barrett adenocarcinomas and found a loss of MMR protein immunostaining in 2/59 (3%) tumors; one tumor showed a loss of MSH2 expression, the other tumor showed a loss of MLH1, and both tumors displayed an MSI-high phenotype. Our findings suggest that only a small subset of Barrett adenocarcinomas develop because of defective MMR, but demonstrate that MLH1 and MSH2 are the primary targets for defective MMR also in this tumor type.
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- Dan Falkenback
- Department of Surgery, University Hospital, S-221 85 Lund, Sweden.
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A first-degree relative of an individual with colorectal cancer is on average at about a twofold increased risk. This could not occur without there being strong underlying risk factors that are correlated in relatives. About 90% of colorectal cases occur in people who are above median familial/genetic risk, so there is great potential to use genetics to prevent colorectal cancer. Two rare inherited syndromes have been identified: familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). The former appears to be mostly due to mutations in the APC gene, and the latter to mutations in mismatch repair (MMR) genes, so it would be better named as hereditary mismatch repair deficiency (HMRDS). By fully characterising a population-based series of early-onset cases, we have shown that MMR gene mutation carriers and their relatives can be more efficiently identified by characterising the tumours of early-onset cases, independently of their cancer family history, using immunohistochemistry (IHC)-not microsatellite instability (MSI) testing. This identifies the specific MMR gene likely to be involved, reducing the costs of mutation testing. Identification of genetically susceptible individuals using the tumour phenotype of affecteds, rather than family cancer history, could become the standard approach of cancer genetic services in the twenty-first century, and could lead to cancer prevention in individuals who are at a high genetic risk when young. There is an urgent need for research on the efficacy and optimisation of surveillance procedures in these high-risk individuals, and identification of the environmental, lifestyle and other genetic factors that exacerbate, or ameliorate, risk in mutation carriers.
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- John L Hopper
- Centre for Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, The University of Melbourne, 723 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia.
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Kim JC, Roh SA, Koo KH, Ka IH, Kim HC, Yu CS, Lee KH, Kim JS, Lee HI, Bodmer WF. Genotyping possible polymorphic variants of human mismatch repair genes in healthy Korean individuals and sporadic colorectal cancer patients. Fam Cancer 2004; 3:129-37. [PMID: 15340264 DOI: 10.1023/b:fame.0000039919.66461.8f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The genotypic consequences of numerous single-nucleotide variants in human mismatch repair genes are mostly undetermined. We examined 27 reported single-nucleotide variants, rarely or ambiguously verified in a population-based study, to identify single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), haplotypes, and the genotype-phenotype association in Korean populations of 330 healthy individuals, 107 sporadic colorectal cancer patients, and 107 of their first-degree relatives. Real-time PCR 5'-nuclease assays (TaqMan) MGB assay) were used to determine 24 single-nucleotide variants, and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) assays were used to determine 3 variants. Of these 27 variants, 4 (hMSH2 gIVS12-6, hMLH1 655, hMLH1 1151, and hMSH2 1168, in descending order) were identified as SNPs occurring in 4.5 to 53.1% of healthy individuals, with polymorphism levels of 0.023-0.3 (mean, 0.092). East Asian populations had an ethnic predilection for the hMLH1 1151 SNP. The genotype distribution for all four SNPs showed no association with sporadic colorectal cancer. Twenty-three variants were not identified in the Korean population, suggesting that fifteen of these variants are colorectal cancer-related mutations and eight are SNPs. Two haplotype patterns existed exclusively, but with rare frequency, in sporadic colorectal cancer patients. The hMLH1 655 allele was closely correlated with hMLH1 protein expression (P = 0.02), but none of the four SNPs was associated with clinicopathologic variables. Among the 27 single nucleotide variants of mismatch repair genes, 12 were suggestive of nonfunctional SNPs and 15 may be colorectal cancer-related mutations. Further verification in other ethnic groups may provide the genotypic and phenotypic significance of single nucleotide variants found in mismatch repair genes.
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- Jin C Kim
- Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, and Laboratory of Cancer Biology & Genetics, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, 388-1 Poongnap-2-Dong Songpa-Ku, Seoul 138-736, Korea.
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Kim JC, Roh SA, Koo KH, Ka IH, Kim HC, Yu CS, Lee KH, Kim JS, Lee HI, Bodmer WF. Genotyping possible polymorphic variants of human mismatch repair genes in healthy Korean individuals and sporadic colorectal cancer patients. Fam Cancer 2004. [PMID: 15340264 DOI: 10.1023/b: fame.0000039919.66461.8f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The genotypic consequences of numerous single-nucleotide variants in human mismatch repair genes are mostly undetermined. We examined 27 reported single-nucleotide variants, rarely or ambiguously verified in a population-based study, to identify single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), haplotypes, and the genotype-phenotype association in Korean populations of 330 healthy individuals, 107 sporadic colorectal cancer patients, and 107 of their first-degree relatives. Real-time PCR 5'-nuclease assays (TaqMan) MGB assay) were used to determine 24 single-nucleotide variants, and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) assays were used to determine 3 variants. Of these 27 variants, 4 (hMSH2 gIVS12-6, hMLH1 655, hMLH1 1151, and hMSH2 1168, in descending order) were identified as SNPs occurring in 4.5 to 53.1% of healthy individuals, with polymorphism levels of 0.023-0.3 (mean, 0.092). East Asian populations had an ethnic predilection for the hMLH1 1151 SNP. The genotype distribution for all four SNPs showed no association with sporadic colorectal cancer. Twenty-three variants were not identified in the Korean population, suggesting that fifteen of these variants are colorectal cancer-related mutations and eight are SNPs. Two haplotype patterns existed exclusively, but with rare frequency, in sporadic colorectal cancer patients. The hMLH1 655 allele was closely correlated with hMLH1 protein expression (P = 0.02), but none of the four SNPs was associated with clinicopathologic variables. Among the 27 single nucleotide variants of mismatch repair genes, 12 were suggestive of nonfunctional SNPs and 15 may be colorectal cancer-related mutations. Further verification in other ethnic groups may provide the genotypic and phenotypic significance of single nucleotide variants found in mismatch repair genes.
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- Jin C Kim
- Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, and Laboratory of Cancer Biology & Genetics, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, 388-1 Poongnap-2-Dong Songpa-Ku, Seoul 138-736, Korea.
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Fearnhead NS, Wilding JL, Winney B, Tonks S, Bartlett S, Bicknell DC, Tomlinson IPM, Mortensen NJM, Bodmer WF. Multiple rare variants in different genes account for multifactorial inherited susceptibility to colorectal adenomas. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:15992-7. [PMID: 15520370 PMCID: PMC528777 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0407187101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Clear-cut inherited Mendelian traits, such as familial adenomatous polyposis or hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, account for <4% of colorectal cancers. Another 20% of all colorectal cancers are thought to occur in individuals with a significant inherited multifactorial susceptibility to colorectal cancer that is not obviously familial. Incompletely penetrant, comparatively rare missense variants in the adenomatous polyposis coli gene, which is responsible for familial adenomatous polyposis, have been described in patients with multiple colorectal adenomas. These variants represent a category of variation that has been suggested, quite generally, to account for a substantial fraction of such multifactorial inherited susceptibility. The aim of this study was to explore this rare variant hypothesis for multifactorial inheritance by using multiple colorectal adenomas as the model. Patients with multiple adenomas were screened for germ-line variants in a panel of candidate genes. Germ-line DNA was obtained from 124 patients with between 3 and 100 histologically proven synchronous or metachronous adenomatous polyps. All patients were tested for the adenomatous polyposis coli variants I1307K and E1317Q, and variants were also sought in AXIN1 (axin), CTNNB1 (beta-catenin), and the mismatch repair genes hMLH1 and hMSH2. The control group consisted of 483 random controls. Thirty of 124 (24.9%) patients carried potentially pathogenic germ-line variants as compared with 55 ( approximately 12%) of the controls. This overall difference is highly significant, suggesting that many rare variants collectively contribute to the inherited susceptibility to colorectal adenomas.
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- Nicola S Fearnhead
- Cancer Research UK Cancer and Immunogenetics Laboratory, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS, England
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Ellison AR, Lofing J, Bitter GA. Human MutL homolog (MLH1) function in DNA mismatch repair: a prospective screen for missense mutations in the ATPase domain. Nucleic Acids Res 2004; 32:5321-38. [PMID: 15475387 PMCID: PMC524276 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkh855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Germline mutations in the DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes MSH2 and MLH1 are responsible for the majority of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), an autosomal-dominant early-onset cancer syndrome. Genetic testing of both MSH2 and MLH1 from individuals suspected of HNPCC has revealed a considerable number of missense codons, which are difficult to classify as either pathogenic mutations or silent polymorphisms. To identify novel MLH1 missense codons that impair MMR activity, a prospective genetic screen in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae was developed. The screen utilized hybrid human-yeast MLH1 genes that encode proteins having regions of the yeast ATPase domain replaced by homologous regions from the human protein. These hybrid MLH1 proteins are functional in MMR in vivo in yeast. Mutagenized MLH1 fragments of the human coding region were synthesized by error-prone PCR and cloned directly in yeast by in vivo gap repair. The resulting yeast colonies, which constitute a library of hybrid MLH1 gene variants, were initially screened by semi-quantitative in vivo MMR assays. The hybrid MLH1 genes were recovered from yeast clones that exhibited a MMR defect and sequenced to identify alterations in the mutagenized region. This investigation identified 117 missense codons that conferred a 2-fold or greater decreased efficiency of MMR in subsequent quantitative MMR assays. Notably, 10 of the identified missense codons were equivalent to codon changes previously observed in the human population and implicated in HNPCC. To investigate the effect of all possible codon alterations at single residues, a comprehensive mutational analysis of human MLH1 codons 43 (lysine-43) and 44 (serine-44) was performed. Several amino acid replacements at each residue were silent, but the majority of substitutions at lysine-43 (14/19) and serine-44 (18/19) reduced the efficiency of MMR. The assembled data identifies amino acid substitutions that disrupt MLH1 structure and/or function, and should assist the interpretation of MLH1 genetic tests.
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The cloning of two major breast cancer susceptibility genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, in 1994 and 1995 and the subsequent development of commercial genetic testing has brought hereditary cancer genetics into the public eye. In addition to DNA-based genetic testing, new strategies and treatments have been developed to provide accurate assessment of cancer risk and to reduce the chances of cancer developing in the future. This increasing scientific and public attention has prompted some cancer patients and their families to find out whether they "have the cancer gene" and has placed more responsibility on primary care clinicians to identify people who should be referred for specialized services of hereditary cancer genetics.
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- Duane Culler
- Center for Human Genetics, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Lakeside 1500, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Scott RJ, Ashton KA. Familial breast and bowel cancer: does it exist? Hered Cancer Clin Pract 2004; 2:25-9. [PMID: 20233481 PMCID: PMC2839991 DOI: 10.1186/1897-4287-2-1-25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2004] [Accepted: 02/27/2004] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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There is much debate in the literature about familial predispositions to breast and bowel cancers yet little evidence is forthcoming to suggest that there are susceptibility genes that can account for such kindreds. Within the context of known susceptibility genes the most controversial syndrome is hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). In HNPCC, breast cancers do occur yet their incidence overall is no different to that of the general population yet when studied at the molecular level these tumours often display DNA microsatellite instability suggesting that they do indeed belong to this genetic entity. In this review we examine the relationship between breast and bowel cancer and suggest a possible explanation for the diverse points of view described in the literature.
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- Rodney J Scott
- Discipline of Medical Genetics, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia.
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Barvaux VA, Ranson M, Brown R, McElhinney RS, McMurry TBH, Margison GP. Dual repair modulation reverses Temozolomide resistance in vitro. Mol Cancer Ther 2004. [DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.123.3.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Temozolomide is an alkylating agent that mediates its cytotoxic effects via O6-methylguanine (O6-meG) adducts in DNA and their recognition and processing by the postreplication mismatch repair system (MMR). O6-meG adducts can be repaired by the DNA repair protein O6-alkylguanine-DNA-alkyltransferase (MGMT), which therefore constitutes a major resistance mechanism to the drug. Resistance to Temozolomide can also be mediated by loss of MMR, which is frequently mediated by methylation of the hMLH1 gene promoter. Methylation of hMLH1 can be reversed by treatment of cells with 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine, while the MGMT pseudosubstrate O6-(4-bromothenyl)guanine (PaTrin-2) can deplete MGMT activity. Using a drug-resistant cell line which expresses MGMT and has methylated hMLH1, we show that while either of these treatments can individually sensitize cells to Temozolomide, the combined treatment leads to substantially greater sensitization. The increased sensitization is not observed in matched MMR proficient cells.
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- Vincent A. Barvaux
- 1Paterson Institute for Cancer Research and Christie Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- 1Paterson Institute for Cancer Research and Christie Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- 2Cancer Research United Kingdom Beatson Laboratories, Glasgow University, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- 1Paterson Institute for Cancer Research and Christie Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Ericson K, Engellau J, Persson A, Lindblom A, Domanski H, Åkerman M, Nilbert M. Immunohistochemical Loss of the DNA Mismatch Repair Proteins MSH2 and MSH6 in Malignant Fibrous Histiocytomas. Sarcoma 2004; 8:123-7. [PMID: 18521406 PMCID: PMC2395618 DOI: 10.1155/2004/735237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) account for less than 1% of all malignancies and constitute a heterogeneous tumor entity in which malignant fibrous histiocytomas (MFH) represent one-third and are characterized by a lack of type-specific differentiation. A defective mismatch repair (MMR) system cause the familial cancer syndrome hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), and since occasional MFH have been described in HNPCC patients we assessed the contribution of defective MMR to the development of MFH. METHODS MMR status was characterized in a series of 209 histopathologically reviewed MFH. Tissue microarray sections from the tumors were immunohistochemically stained for the MMR proteins MLH1, MSH2 and MSH6, and cases with aberrant staining were further characterized for microsatellite instability. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Two of the 209 STS-a storiform-pleomorphic MFH and a myxofibrosarcoma-showed concomitant loss of MSH2 and MSH6, but retained staining for MLH1 on both cases. The myxoid tumor also had a microsatellite unstable phenotype. These findings, together with previous observations of defective MMR in pleomorphic STS, indicate that these tumors may be part of the HNPCC-associated tumor spectrum and demonstrate that MMR defects occur in a small subset of STS.
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- Kajsa Ericson
- Department of Oncology, the Jubileum Institution, University Hospital, Lund SE-221 85, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology, the Jubileum Institution, University Hospital, Lund SE-221 85, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology, the Jubileum Institution, University Hospital, Lund SE-221 85, Sweden
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Halvarsson B, Lindblom A, Rambech E, Lagerstedt K, Nilbert M. Microsatellite instability analysis and/or immunostaining for the diagnosis of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer? Virchows Arch 2003; 444:135-41. [PMID: 14652751 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-003-0922-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2003] [Accepted: 10/07/2003] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) represents 2-4% of colorectal cancers and is caused by a constitutional defect in a mismatch repair (MMR) gene, most commonly affecting the genes MLH1, MSH2, and MSH6. The MMR defect results in an increased cancer risk with the greatest lifetime risks for colorectal cancer and endometrial cancer. The HNPCC-associated tumor phenotype is generally characterized by microsatellite instability (MSI) and immunohistochemical loss of expression of the affected MMR protein. We have evaluated the information obtained from MSI analysis and immunostaining for MLH1, MSH2, and MSH6 in a series of 128 tumors from patients suspected of having HNPCC. A MSI-high pattern was present in 59 of 128 (46%) tumors. Loss of immunohistochemical expression for at least one of these MMR proteins was found in 54 of 59 (92%) evaluable MSI tumors. This loss affected MLH1 in 28, MSH2 in 22, and MSH6 in 21 tumors (with MSH6 as the only loss in 4 tumors). Five (8%) MSI-high tumors showed normal MMR protein expression. All 69 microsatellite stable or MSI-low tumors showed normal immunostaining for all three proteins. In 28 patients, all with MSI-H tumors, germ-line mutations of MLH1, MSH2, or MSH6 had been identified, and a corresponding immunohistochemical loss of MMR protein expression was identified in all these cases. In summary, immunostaining for the MMR proteins MLH1, MSH2, and MSH6 had a sensitivity of 92% and a specificity of 100% for detecting MMR-deficient tumors. MMR protein immunostaining facilitates mutation analysis in suspected HNPCC patients, since it pinpoints the mutated gene, but until the genetic background to the MSI tumors with retained MMR protein expression has been clarified, we suggest that MSI and MMR protein immunostaining should optimally be combined in clinical HNPCC analysis.
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- Britta Halvarsson
- Department of Pathology, The Jubileum Institution, Lund University Hospital, 221 85, Lund, Sweden.
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Berg I, Neumann R, Cederberg H, Rannug U, Jeffreys AJ. Two modes of germline instability at human minisatellite MS1 (locus D1S7): complex rearrangements and paradoxical hyperdeletion. Am J Hum Genet 2003; 72:1436-47. [PMID: 12748906 PMCID: PMC1180304 DOI: 10.1086/375629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2003] [Accepted: 03/14/2003] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Minisatellite MS1 (locus D1S7) is one of the most unstable minisatellites identified in humans. It is unusual in having a short repeat unit of 9 bp and in showing somatic instability in colorectal carcinomas, suggesting that mitotic replication or repair errors may contribute to repeat-DNA mutation. We have therefore used single-molecule polymerase chain reaction to characterize mutation events in sperm and somatic DNA. As with other minisatellites, high levels of instability are seen only in the germline and generate two distinct classes of structural change. The first involves large and frequently complex rearrangements that most likely arise by recombinational processes, as is seen at other minisatellites. The second pathway generates primarily, if not exclusively, single-repeat changes restricted to sequence-homogeneous regions of alleles. Their frequency is dependent on the length of uninterrupted repeats, with evidence of a hyperinstability threshold similar in length to that observed at triplet-repeat loci showing expansions driven by dynamic mutation. In contrast to triplet loci, however, the single-repeat changes at MS1 exclusively involve repeat deletion, and can be so frequent--as many as 0.7-1.3 mutation events per sperm cell for the longest homogeneous arrays--that alleles harboring these long arrays must be extremely ephemeral in human populations. The apparently impossible existence of alleles with deletion-prone uninterrupted repeats therefore presents a paradox with no obvious explanation.
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- Ingrid Berg
- Department of Genetic and Cellular Toxicology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
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