Lynch syndrome–associated colorectal cancer

FA Sinicrope - New England Journal of Medicine, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Key Clinical Points Lynch Syndrome–Associated Colorectal Cancer The Lynch syndrome is
the most common inherited syndrome associated with colorectal cancer, accounting for 3 …

Genetic and genomic basis of the mismatch repair system involved in Lynch syndrome

K Tamura, M Kaneda, M Futagawa, M Takeshita… - International journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Lynch syndrome is a cancer-predisposing syndrome inherited in an autosomal-dominant
manner, wherein colon cancer and endometrial cancer develop frequently in the family, it …

Molecular genetics of microsatellite-unstable colorectal cancer for pathologists

W Chen, BJ Swanson, WL Frankel - Diagnostic pathology, 2017 - Springer
Background Microsatellite-unstable colorectal cancers (CRC) that are due to deficient DNA
mismatch repair (dMMR) represent approximately 15% of all CRCs in the United States …

Mismatch repair deficiency testing in clinical practice

N Buza, J Ziai, P Hui - Expert review of molecular diagnostics, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Lynch syndrome, an autosomal dominant inherited disorder, is caused by inactivating
mutations involving DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. This leads to profound genetic …

Risk factors and clinical characteristics of early-onset colorectal cancer vs. late-onset colorectal cancer: a case-case study

M Di Leo, RA Zuppardo, M Puzzono… - European Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Methods In this retrospective case-case study, patients were prospectively enrolled from
2015 to 2018. We collected clinical features (age, sex, time from symptom onset to …

Immunohistochemistry using the BRAF V600E mutation‐specific monoclonal antibody VE 1 is not a useful surrogate for genotyping in colorectal adenocarcinoma

CA Adackapara, LM Sholl, JA Barletta… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The presence of a BRAF mutation is a strong marker for poor prognosis of colorectal
carcinoma (CRC), and can be used as evidence of a sporadic mechanism of mismatch …

Identification of Lynch syndrome

JK Maratt, E Stoffel - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics, 2022 - giendo.theclinics.com
Lynch syndrome (LS) is the most common hereditary colorectal cancer (CRC) syndrome,
with a prevalence of 1 in 279 (0.36%) individuals in the general population. 1 Previously …

A practical approach to the evaluation of gastrointestinal tract carcinomas for Lynch syndrome

RK Pai, RK Pai - The American journal of surgical pathology, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Lynch syndrome accounts for roughly 1 of every 35 patients with colorectal carcinoma,
making it the most common hereditary form of colorectal carcinoma. Identifying patients at …

A tailored approach to BRAF and MLH1 methylation testing in a universal screening program for Lynch syndrome

T Adar, LH Rodgers, KM Shannon, M Yoshida, T Ma… - Modern …, 2017 - nature.com
To determine the correlation between BRAF genotype and MLH1 promoter methylation in a
screening program for Lynch syndrome (LS), a universal screening program for LS was …

Immunohistochemical pitfalls: common mistakes in the evaluation of Lynch syndrome

M Markow, W Chen, WL Frankel - Surgical Pathology Clinics, 2017 - Elsevier
At least 15% of colorectal cancers diagnosed in the United States are deficient in mismatch
repair mechanisms. Most of these are sporadic, but approximately 3% of colorectal cancers …