European guidelines from the EHTG and ESCP for Lynch syndrome: an updated third edition of the Mallorca guidelines based on gene and gender

TT Seppälä, A Latchford, I Negoi… - British Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Lynch syndrome is the most common genetic predisposition for hereditary
cancer but remains underdiagnosed. Large prospective observational studies have recently …

Molecular pathology of Lynch syndrome

G Cerretelli, A Ager, MJ Arends… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lynch syndrome (LS) is characterised by predisposition to colorectal, endometrial, and other
cancers and is caused by inherited pathogenic variants affecting the DNA mismatch repair …

Cancer risks by gene, age, and gender in 6350 carriers of pathogenic mismatch repair variants: findings from the Prospective Lynch Syndrome Database

M Dominguez-Valentin, JR Sampson, TT Seppälä… - Genetics in …, 2020 - nature.com
Purpose Pathogenic variants affecting MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and PMS2 cause Lynch
syndrome and result in different but imprecisely known cancer risks. This study aimed to …

Guidelines for the management of hereditary colorectal cancer from the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG)/Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and …

KJ Monahan, N Bradshaw, S Dolwani, B Desouza… - Gut, 2020 - gut.bmj.com
Heritable factors account for approximately 35% of colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, and almost
30% of the population in the UK have a family history of CRC. The quantification of an …

[HTML][HTML] Recurrent frameshift neoantigen vaccine elicits protective immunity with reduced tumor burden and improved overall survival in a Lynch syndrome mouse …

J Gebert, O Gelincik, M Oezcan-Wahlbrink, JD Marshall… - Gastroenterology, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & Aims DNA mismatch repair deficiency drives microsatellite instability (MSI).
Cells with MSI accumulate numerous frameshift mutations. Frameshift mutations affecting …

Mortality by age, gene and gender in carriers of pathogenic mismatch repair gene variants receiving surveillance for early cancer diagnosis and treatment: a report …

M Dominguez-Valentin, S Haupt, TT Seppälä… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The Prospective Lynch Syndrome Database (PLSD) collates
information on carriers of pathogenic or likely pathogenic MMR variants (path_MMR) who …

Three molecular pathways model colorectal carcinogenesis in L ynch syndrome

A Ahadova, R Gallon, J Gebert… - … journal of cancer, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Lynch syndrome is caused by germline mutations of DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes.
MMR deficiency has long been regarded as a secondary event in the pathogenesis of Lynch …

No difference in colorectal cancer incidence or stage at detection by colonoscopy among 3 countries with different Lynch syndrome surveillance policies

C Engel, HF Vasen, T Seppälä, S Aretz… - Gastroenterology, 2018 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Patients with Lynch syndrome are at high risk for developing colorectal
cancer (CRC). Regular colonoscopic surveillance is recommended, but there is no …

[HTML][HTML] Endoscopic management of Lynch syndrome and of familial risk of colorectal cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline

ME van Leerdam, VH Roos, JE van Hooft… - …, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
ESGE recommends that individuals with Lynch syndrome should be followed in dedicated
units that practice monitoring of compliance and endoscopic performance measures. Strong …

The “unnatural” history of colorectal cancer in Lynch syndrome: Lessons from colonoscopy surveillance

A Ahadova, TT Seppälä, C Engel… - … journal of cancer, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Individuals with Lynch syndrome (LS), one of the most common inherited cancer syndromes,
are at increased risk of developing malignancies, in particular colorectal cancer (CRC) …