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Universal molecular screening does not effectively detect Lynch syndrome in clinical practice. - PubMed - NCBI

Universal molecular screening does not effectively detect Lynch syndrome in clinical practice. - PubMed - NCBI



 2017 Apr;10(4):361-371. doi: 10.1177/1756283X17690990. Epub 2017 Feb 9.

Universal molecular screening does not effectively detect Lynch syndrome in clinical practice.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Lynch syndrome (LS) due to an inherited damaging mutation in mismatch repair (MMR) genes comprises 3% of all incident colorectal cancer (CRC). Molecular testing using immunohistochemistry (IHC) for MMR proteins is a recommended screening tool to identify LS in incident CRC. This study assessed outcomes of population-based routine molecular screening for diagnosis of LS in a regional center.

METHODS:

We conducted a prospective, consecutive case series study of universal IHC testing on cases of resected CRC from September 2004-December 2013. Referred cases with abnormal IHC results that attended a familial cancer clinic were assessed according to modified Bethesda criteria (until 2009) or molecular criteria (from 2009).

RESULTS:

1612 individuals underwent resection for CRC in the study period and had MMR testing by IHC. Of these, 274 cases (16.9%) exhibited loss of expression of MMR genes. The mean age at CRC diagnosis was 68.1 years (± standard deviation 12.7) and the mean age of those with an IHC abnormality was 71.6 (± 11.8). A total of 82 (29.9%) patients with an abnormal result were seen in a subspecialty familial cancer clinic. Patients aged under 50 (p = 0.009) and those with loss of MSH6 staining (p = 0.027) were more likely to be referred and to attend. After germ-line sequencing, 0.6% (10 of 82) were identified as having a clinically significant abnormality. A further eight probands with pathogenic germ-line mutations were identified from other referrals to the service over the same time period.

CONCLUSIONS:

While technically accurate, the yield of 'universal' IHC in detecting new Lynch probands is limited by real-world factors that reduce referrals and genetic testing. We propose an alternative approach for universal, incident case detection of Lynch syndrome with 'one-stop' MMR testing and sequencing.

KEYWORDS:

DNA mismatch repair; Lynch syndrome; colorectal neoplasms; immunohistochemistry

PMID:
 
28491141
 
PMCID:
 
PMC5405883
 
DOI:
 
10.1177/1756283X17690990

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