Prevalence of Lynch syndrome among patients with newly diagnosed endometrial cancers

Lynch syndrome (LS) is a hereditary condition that increases the risk for endometrial and other cancers. The identification of endometrial cancer (EC) patients with LS has the potential to influence life-saving interventions. We aimed to study the prevalence of LS among EC patients in our population...

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2013-11, Vol.8 (11), p.e79737-e79737
Hauptverfasser: Egoavil, Cecilia, Alenda, Cristina, Castillejo, Adela, Paya, Artemio, Peiro, Gloria, Sánchez-Heras, Ana-Beatriz, Castillejo, Maria-Isabel, Rojas, Estefanía, Barberá, Víctor-Manuel, Cigüenza, Sonia, Lopez, Jose-Antonio, Piñero, Oscar, Román, Maria-Jose, Martínez-Escoriza, Juan-Carlos, Guarinos, Carla, Perez-Carbonell, Lucia, Aranda, Francisco-Ignacio, Soto, Jose-Luis
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Zusammenfassung:Lynch syndrome (LS) is a hereditary condition that increases the risk for endometrial and other cancers. The identification of endometrial cancer (EC) patients with LS has the potential to influence life-saving interventions. We aimed to study the prevalence of LS among EC patients in our population. Universal screening for LS was applied for a consecutive series EC. Tumor testing using microsatellite instability (MSI), immunohistochemistry (IHC) for mismatch-repair (MMR) protein expression and MLH1-methylation analysis, when required, was used to select LS-suspicious cases. Sequencing of corresponding MMR genes was performed. One hundred and seventy-three EC (average age, 63 years) were screened. Sixty-one patients (35%) had abnormal IHC or MSI results. After MLH1 methylation analysis, 27 cases were considered suspicious of LS. From these, 22 were contacted and referred for genetic counseling. Nineteen pursued genetic testing and eight were diagnosed of LS. Mutations were more frequent in younger patients (
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0079737