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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-7-15
pubmed:abstractText
Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is one of the most common inherited cancer syndromes, accounting for 3-5% of all cases of colorectal cancer. In most HNPCC families, the disease is caused by a germline mutation in MLH1 or MSH2. In some populations, founder mutations appear to explain a substantial fraction of HNPCC. We report here the identification and preliminary characterization of two putative MLH1 founder mutations. The mutation MLH1c.1831delAT was shown to segregate in two Quebec families of Italian origin who fulfilled the Amsterdam criteria for HNPCC. Haplotype analysis using five intragenic microsatellite/single nucleotide polymorphism markers spanning MLH1 on chromosome 3 showed that these two unrelated families share an identical haplotype. In addition, two other Italian kindred whose affected members carry MLH1g.IVS6 + 3A>G also share a common haplotype, suggesting that, similarly, the latter mutation has a common origin. These mutations are the first putative founder MLH1 mutations to be identified in HNPCC kindred of Italian origin.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0009-9163
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2004 Blackwell Munksgaard
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
66
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
137-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15253764-Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, pubmed-meshheading:15253764-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15253764-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15253764-Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis, pubmed-meshheading:15253764-Evolution, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:15253764-Founder Effect, pubmed-meshheading:15253764-Haplotypes, pubmed-meshheading:15253764-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15253764-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:15253764-Italy, pubmed-meshheading:15253764-Microsatellite Repeats, pubmed-meshheading:15253764-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15253764-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:15253764-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15253764-Nuclear Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15253764-Pedigree, pubmed-meshheading:15253764-Quebec, pubmed-meshheading:15253764-Sequence Analysis, DNA
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Putative common origin of two MLH1 mutations in Italian-Quebec hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer families.
pubmed:affiliation
Program in Cancer Genetics, Departments of Oncology and Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't