Differential features of colorectal cancers fulfilling Amsterdam criteria without involvement of the mutator pathway

X Llor, E Pons, RM Xicola, A Castells, C Alenda… - Clinical cancer …, 2005 - AACR
Purpose: Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is the commonest form of
inherited colorectal cancer. Whereas it has been known that mismatch repair gene …

Immunohistochemistry identifies carriers of mismatch repair gene defects causing hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer

AT Stormorken, IM Bowitz-Lothe, T Norèn… - Journal of clinical …, 2005 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) may be caused by mutations
in mismatch repair (MMR) genes. The aim of this study was to validate …

MLH1 and MSH2 constitutinal mutations in colorectal cancer families not meeting the standard criteria for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer

M Genuardi, M Anti, E Capozzi… - … journal of cancer, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic diagnosis of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) may have a
significant impact on the clinical management of patients and their at‐risk relatives. At …

Influence of selection criteria on mutation detection in patients with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer

K Heinimann, RJ Scott, JM Buerstedde, W Weber… - Cancer, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is linked genetically to
mutations in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. Because a deficiency in MMR does not …

Sensitivity and specificity of clinical criteria for hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer associated mutations inMSH2 and MLH1

S Syngal, EA Fox, C Eng, RD Kolodner… - Journal of medical …, 2000 - jmg.bmj.com
BACKGROUND AND AIMS There are multiple criteria for the clinical diagnosis of hereditary
non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). The value of several of the newer proposed …

Genotype and phenotype in hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer: a study of families with different vs. shared predisposing mutations

P Peltomäki, X Gao, JP Mecklin - Familial cancer, 2001 - Springer
Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is a multi-organ cancer syndrome
associated with heritable mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes, particularly MLH1 (MutL …

Identification of mismatch repair gene mutations in young patients with colorectal cancer and in patients with multiple tumours associated with hereditary non …

RC Niessen, MJW Berends, Y Wu, RH Sijmons… - Gut, 2006 - gut.bmj.com
Background: Patients with early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) or those with multiple
tumours associated with hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) raise …

Germ line mutations of mismatch repair genes in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer patients with small bowel cancer: International Society for Gastrointestinal …

JG Park, DW Kim, CW Hong, BH Nam, YK Shin… - Clinical cancer …, 2006 - AACR
Purpose: The aim of study was to determine the clinical characteristics and mutational
profiles of the mismatch repair genes in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) …

Mutations predisposing to hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer: database and results of a collaborative study. The International Collaborative Group on …

P Peltomaki, HF Vasen - Gastroenterology, 1997 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Germline mutations in four DNA mismatch repair genes are known
to cause susceptibility to hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). The rapidly …

Frequency of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer among unselected patients with colorectal cancer in Germany

C Lamberti, E Mangold, C Pagenstecher, M Jungck… - Digestion, 2006 - karger.com
Introduction: Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is a major form of familial
colorectal cancer (CRC). It is diagnosed when either the Amsterdam criteria (AC) are fulfilled …