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Chikatani K, Ishida H, Mori Y, Nakajima T, Ueki A, Akagi K, Takao A, Yamada M, Taniguchi F, Komori K, Sasaki K, Sudo T, Miyakura Y, Chino A, Yamaguchi T, Tanakaya K, Tomita N, Ajioka Y. Risk of metachronous colorectal cancer after surgical resection of index rectal cancer in Lynch syndrome: a multicenter retrospective study in Japan. Surg Today 2024:10.1007/s00595-024-02815-z. [PMID: 38502210 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-024-02815-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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PURPOSE This study evaluated the risk of metachronous colorectal cancer (CRC) after resection of index (first) rectal cancer in patients with Lynch syndrome (LS). METHODS Clinicopathological data of patients with genetically proven LS were retrospectively analyzed in this multicenter Japanese study. The cumulative incidence of metachronous CRC and the overall survival were compared between patients with index rectal cancer (rectal group) and those with index colon cancer (colon group). RESULTS The median age at index CRC surgery was lower in the rectal group than in the colon group (37 vs. 46 years old, P = 0.01). The cumulative 5-, 10-, and 20-year incidences of metachronous CRC were 3.5%, 13.9%, and 21.1%, respectively, in the rectal cancer group and 14.9%, 22.0%, and 57.9%, respectively, in the colon cancer group (P = 0.02). The overall survival curves were not significantly different between two groups (P = 0.23). CONCLUSION This is the first report from an East Asian country to report the risk of metachronous CRC after resection of index rectal cancer in patients with LS. Despite this study having several limitations, we cannot recommend extended resection, such as total proctocolectomy, for index rectal cancer as a standard surgical treatment in patients with LS.
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- Kenichi Chikatani
- Department of Digestive Tract and General Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe, Saitama, 350-8550, Japan.
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- Department of Digestive Tract and General Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe, Saitama, 350-8550, Japan
- The Committee of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer in the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Tract and General Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe, Saitama, 350-8550, Japan
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- The Committee of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer in the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR), Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Medical Ethics and Medical Genetics, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- The Committee of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer in the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR), Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Molecular Diagnosis and Cancer Prevention, Saitama Cancer Center, Saitama, Japan
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- The Committee of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer in the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR), Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- The Committee of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer in the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR), Tokyo, Japan
- Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Iwakuni Clinical Center, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- The Committee of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer in the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR), Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi, Japan
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- The Committee of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer in the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR), Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- The Committee of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer in the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR), Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Surgery, Kurume University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- The Committee of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer in the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR), Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- The Committee of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer in the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR), Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Gastroenterology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- The Committee of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer in the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR), Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- The Committee of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer in the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR), Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Iwakuni Clinical Center, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- The Committee of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer in the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR), Tokyo, Japan
- Cancer Treatment Center, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Molecular and Diagnostic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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Yablecovitch D, Mahajna H, Horesh N, Katz E, Picard O, Yavzori M, Fudim E, Saker T, Ben-Horin S, Laish I. Serum matrix metalloproteinase-7: a potential biomarker in patients with Lynch Syndrome. Mol Biol Rep 2023; 50:7471-7477. [PMID: 37480510 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-08614-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The expression of tissue and serum matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) was shown to be elevated both in colon cancer and dysplastic lesions. We aimed to evaluate, for the first time, its role as a diagnostic marker in Lynch syndrome (LS) carriers, a hereditary syndrome with predisposition to colon cancer. METHODS This was a case control study. Baseline serum MMP-7 levels were determined by ELISA in 40 colon cancer patients, 62 LS-carriers and 60 healthy controls. Retrieved data from medical files included demographics, background diseases, clinical data regarding tumor characteristics and genetic data. We assessed the association of serum MMP-7 levels with different variables in the study cohort using linear regression model adjusted for potential confounders. RESULTS In crude analysis, serum MMP-7 levels were significantly higher in colon cancer group compared to LS-carriers and controls [median (IQR) 4.1 ng/ml (2.7-6.0), 2.3 ng/ml (1.7-3.1), 2.5 ng/ml (1.5-3.7), respectively; p value - p < 0.001) while there was no difference between the two last groups (p value = 0.583). However, after adjusting for age and gender, LS-carriers' patients had 18% higher concentrations of serum MMP-7 compared to healthy controls (p value = 0.037), while colon cancer patients had 50% higher serum MMP-7 level in comparison to healthy controls (p value < 0.001). Additionally, age was positively associated with higher serum MMP-7 levels across all study groups (r = 0.67, p value < 0.001). In contrast, no correlation was observed between serum MMP-7 and either tumor staging and gene mutation. CONCLUSIONS Age-adjusted serum MMP-7 levels in asymptomatic LS carriers are higher than its levels in healthy population. While in colon cancer, MMP-7 higher level probably reflects the tumor burden and may have a prognostic effect, its significance and clinical applicability as a biomarker for tumorigenesis in LS is less clear and should be elucidated.
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- Doron Yablecovitch
- Institute of Gastroenterology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel.
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantations B/C, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantations B/C, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Shalvata Mental Health Center, Hod Hasharon, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Laish I, Levi Z, Mahajna H, Albshesh A, Horesh N, Katz E, Feldman D, Shinar N, Picard O, Yavzori M, Fudim E, Raanani P, Berger T, Goldvaser H, Beery E, Uziel O. Characterization of blood-derived exosomal hTERT mRNA as a biomarker for colon cancer and Lynch syndrome. Front Oncol 2022; 12:962473. [PMID: 36203446 PMCID: PMC9530579 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.962473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT)- mRNA was shown to be elevated in exosomes derived from the sera of a variety of hematological and solid cancer patients. We aimed to evaluate its role as a diagnostic marker in patients with newly diagnosed colon cancer and in hereditary syndromes with predisposition to colon cancer. Methods hTERT -mRNA levels were determined in serum-derived exosomes from 88 patients with colon cancer, 71 Lynch-syndrome carriers with unknown active malignancies and 50 healthy controls. Data, including demographics, background diseases, clinical data regarding tumor characteristics and genetic data, were retrieved data from medical files. Results Patients with colon cancer had both higher exosomal hTERT mRNA levels and a higher proportion of patients with positive exosomal hTERT mRNA than controls (29.5% vs. 4%, respectively, P values < 0.001). Within the cancer group, patients with a metastatic disease had higher levels of telomerase mRNA than non-metastatic disease patients, and these levels correlated with CEA levels. Likewise, Lynch syndrome carriers had a higher proportion of positive exosomal hTERT mRNA than controls (21.1% vs. 4%, respectively, P value 0.008) but only a trend towards higher exosomal hTERT mRNA levels. Higher telomerase mRNA levels were not correlated with the mutated gene. Conclusions Exosomal serum hTERT –mRNA levels are associated with metastatic colon cancer and were also demonstrated in a subset of Lynch syndrome carriers. Its significance as a biomarker for developing malignancy should be elucidated.
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- Ido Laish
- Institute of Gastroenterology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- *Correspondence: Ido Laish,
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Institute of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Department of Surgery and Transplantations B/C, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Department of Surgery and Transplantations B/C, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Institute of Gastroenterology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar-Saba, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Institute of Gastroenterology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar-Saba, Israel
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
- The Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Institute of Oncology, Shaare – Zedek Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- The Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- The Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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Laish I, Goldberg Y, Friedman E, Kedar I, Katz L, Levi Z, Gingold-Belfer R, Kopylov U, Feldman D, Levi-Reznick G, Half E. Genetic testing for assessment of lynch syndrome in young patients with polyps. Dig Liver Dis 2021; 53:1640-1646. [PMID: 34148862 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2021.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Routine screening for establishing Lynch syndrome (LS) in young individuals diagnosed with adenomas is not recommended due to its low yield, and limited sensitivity of the employment of immunohistochemistry for DNA mismatch-repair proteins on polyps. Hence we aimed to evaluate the yield of germline mutational analysis in diagnosis of LS in a young Israeli cohort with colorectal adenomatous polyps. METHODS Data were retrospectively collected on consecutive patients, age ≤ 45 years, who underwent colonoscopy with removal of at least one adenoma during 2015-2020, and subsequently genetic testing by multigene panel or LS-Jewish founder mutation panel. RESULTS Overall, 92 patients were included (median age 35 years, range 23-45 years), of whom 79 (85.8%) underwent multigene panel genotyping, and 13 (14.2%) analysis for Jewish founder LS gene mutations. Altogether, 18 patients were identified with pathogenic mutations in actionable genes, including LS-associated genes in 6 (6.5%), BRCA2 in 2 (2.5%), GREM1 in 1(1.2%), and low-penetrance genes- APC I1307K and CHEK2- in 9 (11.4%) patients. Compared with non-LS patients, LS-carriers had a significantly higher median PREMM5 score (2.6 vs. 1.3; P = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS Young individuals diagnosed with adenomatous polyps should be offered genetic testing when fulfilling clinical guidelines for LS, but weight should also be given to adenoma characteristics in the PREMM5 score.
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- Ido Laish
- Gastroenterology Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel; Recanati Genetics Institute, Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel; Susanne Levy Gertner Oncogenetics Unit, The Danek Gertner Institute of Human Genetics, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- Recanati Genetics Institute, Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel; Gastroenterology Institute, Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel; Gastroenterology Institute, Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Gastroenterology Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel; Gastroenterology Institute, Meir Medical Center, Kfar-Saba, Israel
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- Gastroenterology Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel; The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Double heterozygotes of BRCA1/BRCA2 and mismatch repair gene pathogenic variants: case series and clinical implications. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2021; 188:685-694. [PMID: 34086170 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-021-06258-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (HBOC) and Lynch syndrome (LS), the most common inherited cancer syndromes, are attributed to a single heterozygous pathogenic variant (PV) in BRCA1/2 or in a DNA MMR gene, respectively. Little is known about the phenotype in double heterozygotes who carry PVs in both genes. METHODS Carriers of double-PVs in any DNA MMR gene and BRCA1/2 attending one of three tertiary oncogenetic clinics between 1/2005 and 1/2020 were identified by database search, and their relevant data were retrieved and analyzed. RESULTS Eleven double carriers from four seemingly unrelated Ashkenazi Jewish families were evaluated. All carried an Ashkenazi Jewish founder BRCA PV, BRCA2 c.5946delT/c.6174delT (n = 10) or BRCA1 c.185delAG (n = 1). Four carried the MSH2 c.1906G > C founder PV, and 3, the MSH6 c.3984_3987dupGTCA founder PV; 3 patients had the MSH6 c.3956_3957dup PV. Eight double carriers (73%) had cancer: breast cancer (5 cases, 2 bilateral), melanoma (2 cases), urothelial cancer (2 cases), and colon, endometrial, prostate, cutaneous squamous cell cancer, glioblastoma, gastric stromal tumor, and lymphoma (1 case each). Six carriers had 1-2 tumors, one had 3 tumors, and one had 5 primary tumors. Age at diagnosis of the first tumor was 36-76 years. All carriers met NCCN BRCA1/2 testing criteria, and 3 met the revised Bethesda guidelines. CONCLUSIONS This case series, supported by the literature, suggests that the phenotype of double MSH2/6 and BRCA1/2 carriers is not associated with early disease onset or a more severe phenotype. The findings have implications for improved genetic testing guidelines and treatment strategies.
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Kašubová I, Kalman M, Jašek K, Burjanivová T, Malicherová B, Vaňochová A, Meršaková S, Lasabová Z, Plank L. Stratification of patients with colorectal cancer without the recorded family history. Oncol Lett 2019; 17:3649-3656. [PMID: 30881489 PMCID: PMC6403522 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2019.10018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a multifactorial disease and one of the most malignant tumours. In addition to the sporadic form, familial occurrences, particularly hereditary non-polyposis CRC-Lynch syndrome (LS)-are often observed. LS is caused by a germline mutation in mismatch repair (MMR) genes, whose task it is to correct errors in the DNA structure that result from its replication. The aim of the present study was to stratify CRC patients using molecular diagnostics and next generation sequencing, according to the chosen criteria [positive for microsatellite instability (MSI) and negative for a BRAF mutation and MutL homolog 1 (MLH1) methylation], and subsequently to detect pathological germline mutations in MMR genes in Slovak patients. To exclude patients with MSI from further testing, the present study detected the BRAF V600E mutation and examined MLH1 methylation status. From the 300 CRC patients, 37 cases with MSI were identified. In the MSI-positive samples, 13 cases of BRAF V600E mutation were recorded. In 24 BRAF-negative patients, 11 cases of epigenetic methylation of MLH1 and 12 cases without MLH1 methylation suspected for LS were detected, and it was not possible to analyse the methylation phenotype of 1 sample. Thus, the present study reports the novel deletion of four nucleotides, 1627_1630del AAAG (Glu544Lysfs*26) in MSH6, probably associated with LS. A second case with a nonsense mutation in MSH was also detected, namely MMR_c.1030C>T (p.Q344X).
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- Ivana Kašubová
- Division of Oncology, Commenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Biomedical Center Martin, SK-03601 Martin, Slovakia
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- Department of Pathological Anatomy, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin and University Hospital in Martin, SK-03659 Martin, Slovakia
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- Division of Oncology, Commenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Biomedical Center Martin, SK-03601 Martin, Slovakia
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- Division of Oncology, Commenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Biomedical Center Martin, SK-03601 Martin, Slovakia
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- Division of Oncology, Commenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Biomedical Center Martin, SK-03601 Martin, Slovakia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, SK-03601 Martin, Slovakia
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- Division of Oncology, Commenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Biomedical Center Martin, SK-03601 Martin, Slovakia
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- Division of Oncology, Commenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Biomedical Center Martin, SK-03601 Martin, Slovakia.,Department of Molecular Biology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, SK-03601 Martin, Slovakia
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- Department of Pathological Anatomy, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin and University Hospital in Martin, SK-03659 Martin, Slovakia
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Sunga AY, Ricker C, Espenschied CR, Castillo D, Melas M, Herzog J, Bannon S, Cruz-Correa M, Lynch P, Solomon I, Gruber SB, Weitzel JN. Spectrum of mismatch repair gene mutations and clinical presentation of Hispanic individuals with Lynch syndrome. Cancer Genet 2017; 212-213:1-7. [PMID: 28449805 PMCID: PMC8800930 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergen.2017.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Revised: 01/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Lynch syndrome (LS), the most common hereditary colorectal cancer syndrome, is caused by mismatch repair (MMR) gene mutations. However, data about MMR mutations in Hispanics are limited. This study aims to describe the spectrum of MMR mutations in Hispanics with LS and explore ancestral origins. This case series involved an IRB-approved retrospective chart review of self-identified Hispanic patients (n = 397) seen for genetic cancer risk assessment at four collaborating academic institutions in California, Texas, and Puerto Rico who were evaluated by MMR genotyping and/or tumor analysis. A literature review was conducted for all mutations identified. Of those who underwent clinical genetic testing (n = 176), 71 had MMR gene mutations. Nine mutations were observed more than once. One third (3/9) of recurrent mutations and two additional mutations (seen only once) were previously reported in Spain, confirming the influence of Spanish ancestry on MMR mutations in Hispanic populations. The recurrent mutations identified (n = 9) included both previously reported mutations as well as unique mutations not in the literature. This is the largest report of Hispanic MMR mutations in North America; however, a larger sample and haplotype analyses are needed to better understand recurrent MMR mutations in Hispanic populations.
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- Annette Y Sunga
- Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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- USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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- Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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- USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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- Clinical Cancer Genetics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Clinical Cancer Genetics, University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rio Piedras 00935, Puerto Rico
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- Clinical Cancer Genetics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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- USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Clinical Cancer Genetics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
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Colorectal cancer in southern Israel: Comparison between Bedouin Arab and Jewish patients. Int J Surg 2016; 33 Pt A:109-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.07.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2016] [Revised: 07/16/2016] [Accepted: 07/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Baris HN, Barnes-Kedar I, Toledano H, Halpern M, Hershkovitz D, Lossos A, Lerer I, Peretz T, Kariv R, Cohen S, Half EE, Magal N, Drasinover V, Wimmer K, Goldberg Y, Bercovich D, Levi Z. Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency in Israel: High Proportion of Founder Mutations in MMR Genes and Consanguinity. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2016; 63:418-27. [PMID: 26544533 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.25818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2015] [Accepted: 09/21/2015] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Heterozygous germline mutations in any of the mismatch repair (MMR) genes, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and PMS2, cause Lynch syndrome (LS), an autosomal dominant cancer predisposition syndrome conferring a high risk of colorectal, endometrial, and other cancers in adulthood. Offspring of couples where both spouses have LS have a 1:4 risk of inheriting biallelic MMR gene mutations. These cause constitutional MMR deficiency (CMMRD) syndrome, a severe recessively inherited cancer syndrome with a broad tumor spectrum including mainly hematological malignancies, brain tumors, and colon cancer in childhood and adolescence. Many CMMRD children also present with café au lait spots and axillary freckling mimicking neurofibromatosis type 1. PROCEDURE We describe our experience in seven CMMRD families demonstrating the role and importance of founder mutations and consanguinity on its prevalence. Clinical presentations included brain tumors, colon cancer, lymphoma, and small bowel cancer. RESULTS In children from two nonconsanguineous Ashkenazi Jewish (AJ) families, the common Ashkenazi founder mutations were detected; these were homozygous in one family and compound heterozygous in the other. In four consanguineous families of various ancestries, different homozygous mutations were identified. In a nonconsanguineous Caucasus/AJ family, lack of PMS2 was demonstrated in tumor and normal tissues; however, mutations were not identified. CONCLUSIONS CMMRD is rare, but, especially in areas where founder mutations for LS and consanguinity are common, pediatricians should be aware of it since they are the first to encounter these children. Early diagnosis will enable tailored cancer surveillance in the entire family and a discussion regarding prenatal genetic diagnosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hagit N Baris
- The Genetics Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.,Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- The Raphael Recanati Genetic Institute, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Department of Pediatric Oncology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Department of Pathology, Rabin Medical Center, Hasharon Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.,Department of Pathology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Sharett Institute of Oncology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Human Genetics, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Sharett Institute of Oncology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Liver Disease, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.,Department of Gastroenterology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- The Raphael Recanati Genetic Institute, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- The Raphael Recanati Genetic Institute, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Division of Human Genetics, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Sharett Institute of Oncology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Gastroenterology Division, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel
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Mutated MCM9 is associated with predisposition to hereditary mixed polyposis and colorectal cancer in addition to primary ovarian failure. Cancer Genet 2015; 208:621-4. [PMID: 26806154 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergen.2015.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2015] [Revised: 10/04/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Mutations in MCM9, which encodes DNA helicase, were recently shown to cause a clinical phenotype of primary ovarian failure and chromosomal instability. MCM9 plays an essential role in homologous recombination-mediated double-strand break repair. We describe a multiplex family with early colorectal carcinoma and mixed polyposis associated with primary hypergonadotropic hypogonadism. A combination of whole genome homozygosity mapping as well as exome sequencing and targeted gene sequencing identified a homozygous c.672_673delGGinsC mutation that predicts a truncated protein, p.Glu225Lysfs*4. Our data expand the phenotypic spectrum of MCM9 mutations and suggest a link between MCM9 and inherited predisposition to mixed polyposis and early-onset colorectal cancer.
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Ponti G, Castellsagué E, Ruini C, Percesepe A, Tomasi A. Mismatch repair genes founder mutations and cancer susceptibility in Lynch syndrome. Clin Genet 2014; 87:507-16. [PMID: 25345868 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2014] [Revised: 10/03/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Founder mutations in specific populations are common in several Mendelian disorders. They are shared by apparently unrelated families that inherited them from a common ancestor that existed hundreds to thousands of years ago. They have been proven to impact in molecular diagnostics strategies in specific populations, where they can be assessed as the first screening step and, if positive, avoid further expensive gene scanning. In Lynch syndrome (LS), a dominantly inherited colorectal cancer disease, more than 50 founder pathogenic mutations have been described so far in the mismatch repair (MMR) genes (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 and PMS2). We here provide a comprehensive summary of the founder mutations found in the MMR genes and an overview of their main characteristics. At a time when high-throughput strategies are being introduced in the molecular diagnostics of cancer, genetic testing for founder mutations can complement next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies to most efficiently identify MMR gene mutations in any given population. Additionally, special attention is paid to MMR founder mutations with interesting anthropological significance.
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- G Ponti
- Department of Diagnostic and Clinical Medicine and Public Health, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Goldberg Y, Barnes-Kedar I, Lerer I, Halpern N, Plesser M, Hubert A, Kadouri L, Goldshmidt H, Solar I, Strul H, Rosner G, Baris H, Peretz T, Levi Z, Kariv R. Genetic features of Lynch syndrome in the Israeli population. Clin Genet 2014; 87:549-53. [DOI: 10.1111/cge.12530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2014] [Revised: 10/22/2014] [Accepted: 10/23/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Y. Goldberg
- Sharett Institute of Oncology; Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center; Jerusalem Israel
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- The Raphael Recanati Genetics Institute; Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital; Petach Tikva Israel
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- Department of Human Genetics; Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center; Jerusalem Israel
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- Sharett Institute of Oncology; Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center; Jerusalem Israel
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- Sharett Institute of Oncology; Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center; Jerusalem Israel
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- Sharett Institute of Oncology; Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center; Jerusalem Israel
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- Sharett Institute of Oncology; Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center; Jerusalem Israel
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- Department of Pathology; Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School; Jerusalem Israel
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- Department of Pathology; Tel Aviv Israel
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- Department of Gastroenterology; Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center; Tel Aviv Israel
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- Department of Gastroenterology; Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center; Tel Aviv Israel
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- Department of Genetics; Rambam Medical Center; Haifa Israel
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- Sharett Institute of Oncology; Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center; Jerusalem Israel
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- Gastroenterology Division, Rabin Medical Center; Beilinson Hospital; Petach Tikva Israel
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- Department of Gastroenterology; Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center; Tel Aviv Israel
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Levi Z, Kariv R, Barnes-Kedar I, Goldberg Y, Half E, Morgentern S, Eli B, Baris HN, Vilkin A, Belfer RG, Niv Y, Elhasid R, Dvir R, Abu-Freha N, Cohen S. The gastrointestinal manifestation of constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome: from a single adenoma to polyposis-like phenotype and early onset cancer. Clin Genet 2014; 88:474-8. [PMID: 25307252 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2014] [Revised: 09/12/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Data on the clinical presentation of constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome (CMMRD) is accumulating. However, as the extraintestinal manifestations are often fatal and occur at early age, data on the systematic evaluation of the gastrointestinal tract is scarce. Here we describe 11 subjects with verified biallelic carriage and who underwent colonoscopy, upper endoscopy and small bowel evaluation. Five subjects were symptomatic and in six subjects the findings were screen detected. Two subjects had colorectal cancer and few adenomatous polyps (19, 20 years), three subjects had polyposis-like phenotype (13, 14, 16 years), four subjects had few adenomatous polyps (8, 12-14 years) and two subjects had no polyps (both at age 6). Of the three subjects in the polyposis-like group, two subjects had already developed high-grade dysplasia or cancer and one subject had atypical juvenile polyps suggesting juvenile polyposis. Three out of the five subjects that underwent repeated exams had significant findings during short interval. The gastrointestinal manifestations of CMMRD are highly dependent upon age of examination and highly variable. The polyps may also resemble juvenile polyposis. Intensive surveillance according to current guidelines is mandatory.
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- Z Levi
- The Early Detection and High Risk GI Cancer Service, the Gastroenterology Division, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Department of Gastroenterology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Raphael Recanati Genetics Institute, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- The Sharett Institute for Oncology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Gastroenterology Department, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Pathology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Pathology Department, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,The Raphael Recanati Genetics Institute, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- The Early Detection and High Risk GI Cancer Service, the Gastroenterology Division, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- The Early Detection and High Risk GI Cancer Service, the Gastroenterology Division, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- The Early Detection and High Risk GI Cancer Service, the Gastroenterology Division, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Department, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit, 'Dana-Dwek' Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Gastroenterology Department, Soroka Medical Center, Beersheba, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,The Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit, 'Dana-Dwek' Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Carroll MRR, Seaman HE, Halloran SP. Tests and investigations for colorectal cancer screening. Clin Biochem 2014; 47:921-39. [PMID: 24769265 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2014.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2014] [Revised: 04/11/2014] [Accepted: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Worldwide, colorectal (CRC) is the third most common form of cancer, after lung and breast cancer, and the fourth most common cause of cancer death, although in developed countries CRC incidence is higher and it accounts for an even higher proportion of cancer deaths. Successful treatment of early-stage CRC confers substantial survival advantage, and there is now overwhelming evidence that screening average-risk individuals for CRC reduces the incidence and disease-specific mortality. In spite of considerable research for new biomarkers for CRC, the detection of blood in faeces remains the most effective screening tool. The best evidence to date for population-based CRC screening comes from randomised-controlled trials that used a guaiac-based faecal occult blood test (gFOBt) as the first-line screening modality, whereby test-positive individuals are referred for follow-up investigations, usually colonoscopy. A major innovation in the last ten years or so has been the development of other more analytically sensitive and specific screening techniques for blood in faeces. The faecal immunochemical test for haemoglobin (FIT) confers substantial benefits over gFOBt in terms of analytical sensitivity, specificity and practicality and FIT are now recommended for CRC screening by the European guidelines for quality assurance in colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis. The challenge internationally is to develop high quality CRC screening programmes for which uptake is high. This is especially important for developing countries witnessing an increase in the incidence of CRC as populations adopt more westernised lifestyles. This review describes the tests available for CRC screening and how they are being used worldwide. The reader will gain an understanding of developments in CRC screening and issues that arise in choosing the most appropriate screening test (or tests) for organised population-based screening internationally and optimising the performance of the chosen test (or tests). Whilst a wide range of literature has been cited, this is not a systematic review. The authors provide FOBT CRC screening for a population of 14.6 million in the south of England and the senior author (SPH) was the lead author of the European guidelines for quality assurance in colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis and leads the World Endoscopy Organization Colorectal Cancer Committee's Expert Working Group on 'FIT for Screening'.
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- Magdalen R R Carroll
- NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Southern Hub, 20 Priestley Road, Surrey Research Park, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7YS, UK; Royal Surrey County Hospital Foundation Trust, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XX, UK.
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- NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Southern Hub, 20 Priestley Road, Surrey Research Park, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7YS, UK; Royal Surrey County Hospital Foundation Trust, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XX, UK; University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK.
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- NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Southern Hub, 20 Priestley Road, Surrey Research Park, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7YS, UK; Royal Surrey County Hospital Foundation Trust, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XX, UK; University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK.
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