Two cases of somatic STK11 mosaicism in Danish patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.

abstract：:Prediction models for the identification of Lynch syndrome have been developed to quantify an individual's risk of carrying a mismatch repair gene mutation and help clinicians decide for whom further risk assessment and genetic testing is necessary. There are diverse clinical settings in which a healthcare provider ha...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Kastrinos F,Balmaña J,Syngal S

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome (CMMRD) is a rare autosomal recessive predisposition to colorectal polyposis and other malignancies, often childhood-onset, that is caused by biallelic inheritance of mutations in the same mismatch repair gene. Here, we describe a patient with a clinical diagnosis of ...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Mork ME,Borras E,Taggart MW,Cuddy A,Bannon SA,You YN,Lynch PM,Ramirez PT,Rodriguez-Bigas MA,Vilar E

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Prospective collection of epidemiological, psychosocial and outcome data in large breast cancer family cohorts should provide less biased data than retrospective studies regarding penetrance of breast cancer and modifiers of genetic risk. METHODS:The Kathleen Cuningham Foundation for Research into Breast ...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Phillips KA,Butow PN,Stewart AE,Chang JH,Weideman PC,Price MA,McLachlan SA,Lindeman GJ,McKay MJ,Friedlander ML,Hopper JL,kConFab Investigators.

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased insight into the information needs of people about cancer genetic predisposition could allow materials to be developed to improve decision-making for those at high risk, whilst those at lower risk could have their anxiety reduced without the need for referral to genetics services. This study aimed to identif...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Metcalfe A,Werrett J,Burgess L,Chapman C,Clifford C

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult weight gain and central obesity can increase breast cancer risk. We determined the prevalence of adult weight gain and central obesity amongst women with a family history (FH) as compared to women with a population risk to determine whether adiposity could contribute to their increased risk. Adult weight gain, w...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Harvie MN,Bokhari S,Shenton A,Ashcroft L,Evans G,Swindell R,Howell A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While a dominant inheritance of breast cancer (vertical inheritance) is well known, less is known about a possible recessive inheritance (horizontal inheritance). In a clinical series of 1676 breast cancer patient's family history was scored as vertical (grandmother-aunt-mother-sister-daughter) or horizontal (sister-s...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Ellberg C,Jönsson G,Olsson H

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the absence of a polyposis phenotype, colorectal cancer (CRC) patients referred for genetic testing because of early-onset disease and/or a positive family history, typically undergo testing for molecular signs of Lynch syndrome in their tumors. In the absence of these signs, DNA testing for germline mutations asso...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Knopperts AP,Nielsen M,Niessen RC,Tops CM,Jorritsma B,Varkevisser J,Wijnen J,Siezen CL,Heine-Bröring RC,van Kranen HJ,Vos YJ,Westers H,Kampman E,Sijmons RH,Hes FJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lynch Syndrome is caused by mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes. Diagnosis is not always trivial and may be costly. Information regarding incidence, genotype-phenotype correlation, spectrum of mutations and genes involved in specific populations facilitate the diagnostic process and contribute to clinical work-up. ...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Goldberg Y,Kedar I,Kariiv R,Halpern N,Plesser M,Hubert A,Kaduri L,Sagi M,Lerer I,Abeliovich D,Hamburger T,Nissan A,Goldshmidt H,Solar I,Geva R,Strul H,Rosner G,Baris H,Levi Z,Peretz T

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ACTH independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (AIMAH) is a rare disorder characterized by bilateral macronodular hyperplasia of the adrenal glands and increased cortisol production with subclinical or overt Cushing's syndrome. Although the family clustering of AIMAH is infrequent, we have tried our best to find su...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Zhu J,Cui L,Wang W,Hang XY,Xu AX,Yang SX,Dou JT,Mu YM,Zhang X,Gao JP

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals who carry pathogenic mutations in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes have high risks of cancer, and small studies have suggested that these risks depend on the sex of the parent from whom the mutation was inherited. We have conducted the first large study of such a parent-of-origin effect (POE). Our study was...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Gemechu SD,van Vliet CM,Win AK,Figueiredo JC,Le Marchand L,Gallinger S,Newcomb PA,Hopper JL,Lindor NM,Jenkins MA,Dowty JG

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is a multi-organ cancer syndrome associated with heritable mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes, particularly MLH1 (MutL Homologue 1) and MSH2 (MutS Homologue 2). We took advantage of the unique characteristics of the Finnish HNPCC families to assess genotype- phenot...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Peltomäki P,Gao X,Mecklin JP

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer (CRC) risk associated with germline monoallelic MUTYH mutations remains controversial, although a slightly increased risk for this disease has been suggested. MUTYH and MSH6 proteins act in cooperation during the DNA repair process. Based on this interaction, it was hypothesized that the combination ...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Giráldez MD,Balaguer F,Caldés T,Sanchez-de-Abajo A,Gómez-Fernández N,Ruiz-Ponte C,Muñoz J,Garre P,Gonzalo V,Moreira L,Ocaña T,Clofent J,Carracedo A,Andreu M,Jover R,Llor X,Castells A,Castellví-Bel S,Gastrointestinal O

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, three prediction models are used to predict a patient's risk of having Lynch syndrome (LS). These models have been validated in probands with colorectal cancer (CRC), but not in probands presenting with endometrial cancer (EMC). Thus, the aim was to determine the performance of these prediction models in wo...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Backes FJ,Hampel H,Backes KA,Vaccarello L,Lewandowski G,Bell JA,Reid GC,Copeland LJ,Fowler JM,Cohn DE

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the indications, patterns of practice, and complication rates for prophylactic oophorectomy in Ontario. METHODS:From hospital discharge abstracts, 82 hospitals were identified where at least one patient had a prophylactic oophorectomy since 1992. Ethics approval for the chart review was obtained...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Elit L,Rosen B,Goel V,McLaughlin J,Fung MK,Shime J,Narod S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed mismatch repair by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and microsatellite instability (MSI) analysis in an early onset endometrial cancer and a sister's colon cancer. We demonstrated high-level MSI and normal expression for MLH1, MSH2 and MSH6. PMS2 failed to stain in both tumors, strongly implicating a PMS2 defect...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Zighelboim I,Powell MA,Babb SA,Whelan AJ,Schmidt AP,Clendenning M,Senter L,Thibodeau SN,de la Chapelle A,Goodfellow PJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is primarily linked to colorectal and endometrial cancer, but is associated with a broad tumor spectrum. Though not formally part of the syndrome, occasional sarcomas have been reported in individuals with HNPCC. We used the national Danish HNPCC-register to identify H...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Nilbert M,Therkildsen C,Nissen A,Akerman M,Bernstein I

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Dutch Hereditary Cancer Registry was established in 1985 with the support of the Ministry of Health (VWS). The aims of the registry are: (1) to promote the identification of families with hereditary cancer, (2) to encourage the participation in surveillance programs of individuals at high risk, (3) to ensure the c...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Vasen HF,Velthuizen ME,Kleibeuker JH,Menko FH,Nagengast FM,Cats A,van der Meulen-de Jong AE,Breuning MH,Roukema AJ,van Leeuwen-Cornelisse I,de Vos Tot Nederveen Cappel WH,Wijnen JT

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals with a family history of colorectal cancer (CRC), have a two-to-five-fold increased lifetime risk to develop CRC. Thus, they are particularly likely to benefit from adherence to medical recommendations for CRC prevention. Despite this increased risk, previous studies have shown an underutilization of colon...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Bronner K,Mesters I,Weiss-Meilnik A,Geva R,Rozner G,Strul H,Inbar M,Halpern Z,Kariv R

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muir-Torre syndrome (MTS) is a rare cancer-predisposing syndrome that is autosomal dominantly inherited and characterized by the development of sebaceous skin lesions (adenomas, epitheliomas, basaliomas and carcinomas). These lesions are typically associated with tumors that belong to the spectrum of hereditary nonpol...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Vernez M,Hutter P,Monnerat C,Halkic N,Gugerli O,Bouzourene H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Description of the various modalities of breast and ovarian cancer risk management, patient choices and their outcome in a single-center cohort of 158 unaffected women carrying a BRCA1 or BRCA2 germline mutation. Between 1998 and 2009, 158 unaffected women carrying a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation were prospectively fol...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： This P,de la Rochefordière A,Savignoni A,Falcou MC,Tardivon A,Thibault F,Alran S,Fourchotte V,Fitoussi A,Couturaud B,Dolbeault S,Salmon RJ,Sigal-Zafrani B,Asselain B,Stoppa-Lyonnet D,Institut Curie Breast and Ovarian Cancer

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risks of cancers other than breast and ovarian amongst BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers are based on relatively few family based studies with the risk of specific cancers tested in population based samples of cancers from founder populations. We assessed risks of "other cancers" in 268 BRCA1 families and 222 BRCA...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Moran A,O'Hara C,Khan S,Shack L,Woodward E,Maher ER,Lalloo F,Evans DG

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased risk for urological tumors has been observed in mutation carriers with Lynch syndrome (LS). In this study, we evaluated the clinical features of uroepithelial (bladder and ureter) and kidney cancers in 974 Finnish mutation carriers. Altogether 30 patients had a total of 34 urological tumors: 12 ureter, 12 bl...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Aarnio M,Säily M,Juhola M,Gylling A,Peltomäki P,Järvinen HJ,Mecklin JP

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic services are receiving increasing numbers of referrals of people with a family history of cancer for assessment of genetic risk, and therefore need to find cost-effective ways of meeting this rising demand. General Practitioners (GPs) are known to be reluctant to take on genetic consultations. Current evidence...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Gulzar Z,Goff S,Njindou A,Hearty H,Rafi I,Savage R,Matta G,Ferras J,Hodgson S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While familial adenomatous polyposis accounts for approximately 1% of all colorectal cancer, the genetic cause underlying the development of multiple colonic adenomas remains unsolved in many patients. Adenomatous polyposis syndromes can be divided into: familial adenomatous polyposis, MUTYH-associated polyposis, poly...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Groves A,Gleeson M,Spigelman AD

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is based upon a literature overview of cancer in Jews. It involves a comparison of variation in incidence and prevalence rates between Jews and non-Jews. However, the reader must exercise a certain amount of skepticism when considering secular changes in cancer incidence and prevalence and the public heal...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Lynch HT,Rubinstein WS,Locker GY

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Germline p53 mutations are associated with Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) and other familial cancer phenotypes not fulfilling the definition for LFS. The majority of germline p53 mutations cluster in exons 5-8, corresponding to a DNA binding domain. We report the identification of two germline mutations and a somatic muta...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Fiszer-Maliszewska L,Kazanowska B,Padzik J,Regional Blood Transfusion Center.

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Founder mutations with a large impact in distinct populations have been described in Lynch syndrome. In Denmark, the MLH1 c.1667+2_1667_+8TAAATCAdelinsATTT mutation accounts for 25 % of the MLH1 mutant families. We used the national Danish hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer register to estimate the cumulative l...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Therkildsen C,Isinger-Ekstrand A,Ladelund S,Nissen A,Rambech E,Bernstein I,Nilbert M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is one of the most common forms of hereditary colorectal cancer. It is an autosomal dominant disorder resulting from germline mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes. In this study, we screened hMLH1 gene in a group of Iranian HNPCC patients using polymerase chain reac...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Shahmoradi S,Bidmeshkipour A,Salamian A,Emami MH,Kazemi Z,Salehi M

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pheochromocytoma is a tumor that originates from the adrenal cortex and sympathetic chains. Most pheochromocytomas are sporadic, whereas others occur as hereditary syndromes. Familial pheochromocytoma has been frequently found in association with various mutations in genes of the succinate dehydrogenase family. A 21-y...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Lee SA,Kim EH,Lee YM,Lee W,Min WK,Lee YJ,Huh JR,Lee WJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Germ-line mutations in the tumour suppressor genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 predispose to breast and ovarian cancer. Since 1999 we have performed mutational screening of breast and/or ovarian cancer patients in East Denmark. During this period we have identified 40 novel sequence variations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 in high risk brea...

journal_title：Familial cancer

authors： Hansen TV,Jønson L,Steffensen AY,Andersen MK,Kjaergaard S,Gerdes AM,Ejlertsen B,Nielsen FC

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00